eat the leek
verbEtymology
From Act V, scene I between Fluellen and Pistol in Shakespeare's play Henry V.
Definitions
To be compelled to take back one's words or put up with insulting treatment.
- He had eaten his leek and he was anxious to be done with it.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA