make (someone) eat (their) words

have to eat (your) words - to be forced to admit that something you said before was wrong.

She made him eat his words about women not having the physical strength to become boxers.

• not see for dust
• not see someone for dust
• not see the forest for the trees
• not see the wood for the trees
• not set the world on fire
• not sit well
• not sit well with
• not sit well with someone
• not sleep a wink
• not someone's cup of tea
• not stand for it
• not stand the sight of
• not stand the sight of someone
• not stand the sight of something
• not suffer fools
• not suffer fools gladly
• not take a blind bit of notice
• not take anything for granted
• not take kindly to
• not take kindly to someone
• not take kindly to something
• not take lying down
• not take no for an answer
• not take something lying down
• not the end of the world