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eat dirt

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[eat dirt] {v. phr.}, {informal} To act humble; accept another's insult or bad treatment.

* /Mr. Johnson was so much afraid of losing his job that he would eat dirt whenever the boss got mean./

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	insulting ⁸ {informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸²

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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