Admit
101eat humble pie — admit I did not play well, feel humble after defeat Ben had to eat humble pie after he finished fourth in the race …
102make no bones about it — admit it, speak openly about it She s in love with her student. She makes no bones about it …
103own up — admit a mistake, come clean If Jason is involved in the crime, he ll own up. He ll tell the police …
104stand corrected — admit a mistake or error, own up The square root of 4761 is 69, not 68. I stand corrected …
105cry uncle — admit defeat or that one has lost He finally had to cry uncle when the other wrestler pinned him to the mat …
106eat crow — admit one is mistaken or defeated He was forced to eat crow when the figures that he gave us at the meeting were all wrong …
107eat humble pie — admit one s error and apologize He had to eat humble pie in front of his friends when they discovered his mistake …
108eat one's words — admit being wrong in something one has said, retract one s statement He was forced to eat his words after his boss proved that he was wrong …
109take back — admit to making a wrong statement He had to take back what he said about his boss in front of his co workers …
110confess to/that — admit to a crime or wrongdoing. → confess …