food idioms 06
趣味食品idioms 06 [下午茶-趣味食品習(xí)語(yǔ)]
eat one's words
MEANING: take back something one has said, admit something is not true
I told my boss that I would be leaving but later I had to eat my words and tell him that I wanted to stay.
egg on
MEANING: urge someone on
Many people at the soccer game were egged on by the drunken fans.
finger in the pie
MEANING: participate in something that is happening
He always tries to keep his finger in the pie so that he can control everything.
full of beans
MEANING: feel energetic, in high spirits
She is full of beans tonight and doesn't want to stop talking.