Question of the Day #522

"Watching him make people eat crow is always satisfying."

From the 3rd paragraph of this article at The Fan.

上記の文で、eat crowの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "eat crow" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〈米話〉やむを得ず［仕方なく・断ることができず］嫌なことをする、屈辱を味わう［なめる］
2. 〈米話〉やむを得ず誤り［ミス・間違い］を認める

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to admit that one was wrong or accept that one has been defeated

Etymology/語源

The Idiomsによると、

聖書において、カラスは食べることができないと書かれている。したがって、人はカラスを食べることを嫌がると言われている。

According to The Idioms:

In the Bible crow is seen as a bird that is not fit for eating. It is thus seen as very distasteful to consume it.

Examples

• He was forced to eat crow when the company fired him.
• I know a perfect way to make that guy eat crow.
• He wanted to make his critics eat crow.
• Now that my brother has proved that I was wrong I will have to eat crow.
• Pete was right the whole time. Seems as if I will have to eat crow.

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