swallow one's pride 忍气吞声
admit defeat 承认失败
suffer humiliation 遭受羞辱
accept defeat 接受失败
1. After losing the argument, he had to eat dirt and apologize to his colleague.
争论输掉后，他不得不忍气吞声向同事道歉。
2. The team manager refused to eat dirt despite the team's heavy loss.
尽管球队惨败，经理仍拒绝认输。
3. It's time to stop fighting and eat dirt; we were clearly wrong.
是时候停止争吵并认错了，我们显然错了。
A: You said you were the best, but the data proves otherwise. Time to eat dirt.
A：你说你是最好的，但数据证明并非如此。该认输了。
B: Fine, I admit my mistake. I'll eat dirt and update my report.
B：好吧，我承认错误。我会忍气吞声并更新报告。
1) 认输，服气
2) 承认错误
3) 遭受屈辱
1. （非正式）承认失败，服输，受辱
e.g.If you don't like the decision, don't complain, just eat dirt.
如果你不喜欢这个决定，别抱怨，就忍气吞声吧。
phrasal verb / idiom
1. To admit that one is wrong or has failed, often reluctantly or with humiliation.
Synonym: swallow one's pride, admit defeat