gå bodsgang
English translation: apologise, eat humble pie, eat crow (US)
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| 21:35 Feb 13, 2011 |
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| 3 +2 | eat humble pie |
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| 4 | apologize |
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7 hrs confidence: 
apologize Explanation: Ifølge Gyldendals Røde hedder "bodsgang" i sig selv <procession of supplication>. Det at "gå bodsgang" er imidlertid simpelthen oversat som <apologize>. |
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11 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2eat humble pie Explanation: I don´t know whether this fits in your context. It is used of someone admitting an error, not necesarily guilt, more a mistake, but the person is forced to admit it. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/eat humble pie |
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