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eat dirt

verb as in cringe

verb as in eat crow

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Or McCarthy could let the Freedom Caucus have its shutdown, allow its members to eat dirt from the media and their Republican colleagues for a couple of weeks, and eventually offer some token concession before reopening the government.

From Slate

But if we can solve the mystery, perhaps it will unravel other unknowns, like who is the man in Jackie’s vision, is he related to the eyeless man seen by Taissa — now a New Jersey state senator — and is he why she is still sneaking out to eat dirt?

“They live in luxury while our children eat dirt, migrate and die abroad.”

An article in 2015 from Bloomberg pointed out that trying to avoid bacteria was both pointless and wrongheaded. 2016’s popular Let Them Eat Dirt was blurbed by none other than parenting guru and bestselling author William Sears as “A must-read for parents, teachers and any healthcare provider for children.”

From Slate

Do you know those times when you’ve been practicing something and you’ve got it perfect, like juggling eggs or riding a bike with no hands; you’ve done it right a thousand times, and you say, “Mom! Look what I can do! Look at me!” and that’s when you drop all three eggs on her kitchen floor or hit a rock and eat dirt?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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