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  1. swallow one's words, swallow one's words: Collins English Dictionary
  2. swallow one's words: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (swallow one's words)

verb:  To be forced to retract a prior statement after it has been shown to be disproven; to take back what one has said.
verb:  To speak at a low volume due to uncertainty about one's speech; to mumble.


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