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have to eat (one's) words Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a man of few words

"a man who says little; who uses few words" Chung is a man of few words, but when he speaks, people listen.

a picture is worth a thousand words

a picture is easier to understand than a report or essay Instead of more talk, I'll draw thousand words a diagram. A picture is worth a thousand words.

a play on words

a pun, a word or phrase that has two meanings When a man says he'll give you a ring, it may be a play on words.

a way with words

natural ability to speak, the gift of the gab Ask Viv to write the speech. She has a way with words.

a wordsmith

a person who works with words, a writer or author Ask Jan if it's colour or color. She's a wordsmith.

actions speak louder than words

people judge by actions more than words, practice what you preach Parents should remember that actions speak louder than words. Kids imitate their parents.

at a loss for words

unable to think of a reply or something to say When he asked why I wanted the vase, I was at a loss for words.

doesn't mince words

does not say nice words when complaining, call a spade a spade When Greta is angry she doesn't mince words. She tells you what is bothering her.

eat your words

regret what you said, admit you were wrong He told me the answer, and I had to eat my words. I was wrong.

famous last words

a prediction that is false - the opposite happens, twist of fate """We don't need a spare tire. We never have flat tires on this car."" ""Sure. Famous last words!"""

in other words

say something in a different (usually more direct) way In other words if you don

man of few words

(See a man of few words)

mark my words

listen carefully, pay attention A California team will win the Super Bowl. Mark my words.

mince words

(See doesn't mince words)

pen those words/lines

write those words or lines, compose that line The medium is the message: Do you know who penned that line?

picture is worth a thousand words

(See a picture is worth a thousand words)

play on words

a humorous use of a word to suggest a different meaning There are many cases of using a play on words in the newspaper headlines.

put words in one

say something for someone else Her husband is always putting words in her mouth which makes her a little angry.

put words into one

say without proof that another person has certain feelings or opinions My boss was putting words into my mouth when he told me what he thought that I wanted to do.

take the words out of one

say what another was just going to say, put another's thoughts into words He took the words right out of my mouth when he said that he wanted to go and get something to eat.

take the words out of someone

say something someone else was going to say He took the words right out of my mouth when he answered your question.

twist your words

change the meaning of what you say, put a different slant... When she gave her testimony in court, the lawyer tried to twist her words to mean something else.

wordsmith

(See a wordsmith)

beyond words

incapable of being expressed 无法用语言表达
The grief is beyond words．悲哀难以用言语表达。
His kindness is beyond words．他的仁慈是无法形容的。
He was touched beyond words．他感动得无法用言语来表达。

eat one's words

admit one has been wrong in sth．one has said收回自己说过的话
Dick insisted the United States was larger than China but he had to eat his words when Beth showed him his map．狄克坚持说美国比中国大，但当贝思给他看地图时，他不得不收回他的话。
Don't boast too much．You will be forced to eat your words one day．不要吹得太厉害，总有一天你不得不收回你说的话。

have words

dispute；quarrel争执；争论
Every time they two get together they have words．他们俩一到一起就吵嘴。
He had words with his wife last night．昨晚他和妻子发生口角。

ic other words

saying it in another way；expressing the abovementioned idea in another form换言之
In other words， much thinking yields wisdom．换句话说，多想出智慧。
He has been working too much，and is not at all well．In other words， he needs a good rest．他一直很劳累，身体很不好。换句话说，他需要彻底的休息。
He became， in other words，a great hero．换句话说，他变成了一个了不起的英雄。

in so many words

in a frank manner明确地；直截了当地
He refused my invitation in so many words．他明确地拒绝了我的邀请。

waste one's breath/words

speak pointlessly；speak or argue with no result白费唇舌
The old man is so stubborn that you'd be only wasting your breath trying to make him change his mind．那个老头子太固执，你去劝他改变主意，不过是白费口舌。
I saw that I was wasting my words；he refused to believe me．我发现我是在白费口舌，他根本不相信我。
Don't argue with Frank any longer．You are only wasting your breath trying to get him to contribute to the Red Cross．不要与弗兰克再争下去了，你要他给红十字会捐款只不过是白费口舌而已。

waste one's words

words to that effect

Idiom(s): words to that effect

Theme: MEANING

other words that have about the same meaning.
• She told me I ought to read more carefully—or words to that effect.
• I was instructed to go to the devil, or words to that effect.

weigh one's words

Idiom(s): weigh one's words

Theme: MEANING

to consider carefully what someone says.
• I listened to what he said, and I weighed his words very carefully.
• Everyone was weighing his words. None of us knew exactly what he meant.

Them's fighting words

Idiom(s): Them's fighting words

Theme: FIGHTING

Those are words that will start a fight. (Folksy. Note that them is is permissible in this expression.)
• Better not talk like that around here. Them's fighting words.
• Them's fighting words, and you'd better be quiet unless you want trouble.

take the words out of one's mouth

Idiom(s): take the words out of one's mouth

Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL

[for someone else] to say what you were going to say. (Informal. Also with right, as in the example.)
• John said exactly what I was going to say. He took the words out of my mouth.
• I agree with you, and I wanted to say the same thing. You took the words right out of my mouth.

put words into one's mouth

Idiom(s): put words into one's mouth

Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL

to speak for another person without permission.
• Stop putting words into my mouth. I can speak for myself.
• The lawyer was scolded for putting words into the witness's mouth.

put sth into words

Idiom(s): put sth into words

Theme: COMMUNICATION

to state or write a thought; to find a way to express a feeling with words.
• I can hardly put my gratitude into words.
• John has a hard time putting his feelings into words.

mince one's words

Idiom(s): mince (one's) words

Theme: MEANING

to lessen the force of one's statement by choosing weak or polite words; to be euphemistic. (Formal.)
• I won't mince words. You did a rotten job.
• I'm not one to mince words, so I have to say that you behaved very badly.

have one's words stick in one's throat

Idiom(s): have one's words stick in one's throat

Theme: EMOTION

to be so overcome by emotion that one can hardly speak.
• I sometimes have my words stick in my throat.
• John said that he never had his words stick in his throat.

exchange more than words with

Idiom(s): exchange more than words with sb

Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL

to say hardly anything to someone. (Always negated.)
• I know Tom was there, but I am sure that I didn't exchange more than three words with him before he left.
• We hardly exchanged more than two words the whole evening.
• Sally and Liz didn't have enough time to exchange more than five words.

cross swords

Idiom(s): cross swords (with sb) (on sth)

Theme: ARGUMENT

to enter into an argument with someone.
• I don’t want to cross swords with Tom on this matter.
• The last time we crossed swords, we had a terrible time.

Actions speak louder than words.

What a person actually does is more important that what they say they will do.

Facts speak louder than words.

People show what they are really like by what they do, rather than by what they say.

Fine words butter no parsnips.

No amount of talking can replace action.

Beat swords into ploughshares

If people beat swords into ploughshares, they spend money on humanitarian purposes rather than weapons. (The American English spelling is 'plowshares')

Fine words butter no parsnips

This idiom means that it's easy to talk, but talk is not action.

War of words

A war of words is a bitter argument between people or organisations, etc.

Words fail me

If words fail you, you can't find the words to express what you are trying to say.

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.

to not mince your words

say something directly, without trying to be diplomatic: "She doesn't mince her words!"

to have words

to have an argument: "They've had words and now they're not speaking."

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More Idioms/Phrases

to chat someone up a chatterbox chit-chat to have a word with someone to not have a good word to say about someone a word in your ear to not mince your words to have words to get a word in edgeways keep something under your hat take your hat off to someone tied to his mother's apron strings keep something up your sleeve all talk no trousers pull your socks up