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Meaning of eat the leek | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To be compelled to take back one's words or put up with insulting treatment.

Examples

“He had eaten his leek and he was anxious to be done with it.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

eat the mic eat the onion eat to windward eat twat eat up eat up with a spoon