eat one's words

eat dirt eat humble pie eat shit swallow one's pride tuck one's tail

annul back down back off backtrack contradict disavow disown renege renounce repudiate rescind retract revoke take back

abjure abnegate abrogate apostatize cancel countermand deny disclaim forswear nullify recall repeal unsay void withdraw

back out call back dial back go back on one's word weasel out worm out of

accept agree allow approve corroborate go forward

acknowledge admit affirm establish pass permit sanction validate

confirm emphasize recapitulate

back down back off cancel deny disavow disown pull back recant renege renounce repeal repudiate rescind reverse revoke rule out take back withdraw

abjure back countermand disclaim eliminate exclude forswear recall recede retreat retrograde sheathe suspend unsay unsend

back out of call off change one's mind draw in fall back forget it go back on have change of heart pull in reel in retrocede take in

acknowledge admit agree allow approve enforce go forward permit sanction

accept advance forge include welcome

corroborate emphasize reaffirm repeat

cancel reclaim renege repeal repossess rescind revoke withdraw

abjure back down backpedal call off change one's mind forget it go back on have change of heart recall recant repudiate

allow approve permit