eat the leek

Verb

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

Japanese Meaning

自分の発言を撤回せざるを得なくなる / 侮辱的な扱いを受け入れざるを得なくなる

He boasted he'd win, but when the facts came out he had to eat the leek.

彼は勝つと自慢していたが、事実が明らかになると、言ったことを撤回せざるを得なかった。

Sense（1）

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

eats the leek

（ present singular third-person ）

eating the leek

（ participle present ）

ate the leek

（ past ）

eaten the leek

（ participle past ）