Betydelse av krypa till korset | Babel Free

Definitioner

to (humbly, painfully) admit a mistake, misjudgement, or the like (or give in, more generally, figuratively); to humble oneself, to eat humble pie, to eat crow, etc.

idiomatic

Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“Byggföretaget fick krypa⟳ till korset och tillstå att skeptikernas farhågor besannats”

The construction company had to humble themselves and admit that the skeptics' fears had been realized

“Inom tio år kommer våra konkurrenter få / tvingas krypa⟳ till korset. Alla kommer anamma⟳ vår process.”

Within ten years, our competitors will have to / be forced to eat humble pie. Everyone will adopt our process.

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