Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Eat one's words'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Eat one's words'.

A. To speak clearly

B. To be silent

C. To retract something said; admit being wrong

D. To eat vocabulary

Answer: Option C

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It means to take back one's statement humbly.

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