"krypa till korset" meaning in All languages combined

See krypa till korset on Wiktionary

Verb [Swedish]

Forms: kryper till korset [present], kröp till korset [preterite], krupit till korset [supine], kryp till korset [imperative]
Etymology: From krypa (“crawl”) + till (“to”) + korset (“the cross”), in reference to a crucifix during penance. Compare German zu Kreuze kriechen. Etymology templates: {{af|sv|krypa|till|korset|t1=crawl|t2=to|t3=the cross}} krypa (“crawl”) + till (“to”) + korset (“the cross”), {{m+|de|zu Kreuze kriechen}} German zu Kreuze kriechen Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|kryper till korset|preterite|kröp till korset|supine|krupit till korset|imperative|kryp till korset|head=krypa till korset}} krypa till korset (present kryper till korset, preterite kröp till korset, supine krupit till korset, imperative kryp till korset)
  1. (idiomatic) to (humbly, painfully) admit a mistake, misjudgement, or the like (or give in, more generally, figuratively); to humble oneself, to eat humble pie, to eat crow, etc. Wikipedia link: penance Tags: idiomatic

Inflected forms

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    {
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    },
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      "form": "kröp till korset",
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    },
    {
      "form": "krupit till korset",
      "tags": [
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        },
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          "english": "Within ten years, our competitors will have to / be forced to eat humble pie. Everyone will adopt our process.",
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    },
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      "form": "kröp till korset",
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      "form": "krupit till korset",
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          "eat crow",
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      ],
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}

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