Make (someone) Eat Crow Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Make (someone) Eat Crow Idiom mean?

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make (someone) eat crow What does make (someone) eat crow mean?	cause someone to admit an error or retract a statement	I wanted the supervisor to eat crow and admit that she had made a mistake.
make (someone) eat crow What does make (someone) eat crow mean?	to cause someone to admit an error or retract a statement	We made our boss eat crow when we discovered the mistake that he made with our work schedule.
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up to one's ears/eyeballs/neck in (something) What does "up to one's ears/eyeballs/neck in (something)" mean?	to have a lot of something, to be much involved/busy with something	I have been up to my ears in work for several weeks now.
Drive you spare What does "Drive you spare" mean?	If someone or something drives you spare, it is extremely annoying.
butter (someone) up or butter up (someone) What does "butter (someone) up or butter up (someone)" mean?	to flatter someone in order to get his or her favor or friendship	The man spends much time trying to butter up his boss so that he will not have to work so hard.
it's all down to somebody What does "it's all down to somebody" mean?	idiom. a result or outcome is owed to or because of somebody's efforts

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Make (someone) Eat Crow Idiom