manger ses paroles
Meaning: Having to take back or admit one was wrong about something said.
Language: French
Literally: to eat one's words
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: Metaphor about swallowing or consuming previously spoken statements.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- mettre l'eau à la bouche — Making someone crave or desire something through temptation.
- tremper son biscuit — Engaging in a brief romantic or intimate encounter.
- faire la soupe à la grimace — Complaining or grumbling about something constantly.
- avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre — Taking more food than one can actually eat; wanting too much.
- manger du bout des lèvres — Eating without appetite or showing disinterest in the meal.
- in den sauren Apfel beißen — To accept an unpleasant necessity or disagreeable situation with resignation and stoicism.
More French idioms
- avoir une grosse tête — Being arrogant, conceited, or thinking highly of oneself.
- faire un bide — Experiencing complete failure or lack of success.
- avoir la chair de poule — Experiencing fear, cold, or emotional reaction causing skin reaction.
- crier sur les toits — Announcing something publicly that should remain secret.
- mettre son doigt sur la plaie — Identifying the exact problem or sensitive issue in a situation.
- avoir un poisson d'avril — Being fooled by a prank or hoax on April 1st.
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