eat one's shirt

　　亏本，蒙受损失;收回前言，承认说错话

　　释义：

　　"eat one's shirt"这个表达有两种意思，中间的"one's"可以替换成各种所属格，比如my/your/his/her等，都是可以的。它有以下两个意思：To face the consequence of one's incorrect statement after being rebutted 在被反驳后面对自己的错误;To take a loss after an unsuccessful or failed investment 在投资失败后承担损失

　　例句：

　　You will have to eat your shirt after your inaccurate boasts about your qualifications are discovered.

　　如果让人发现你对自己资历的不实吹嘘，你就得认错了。

　　I ate my shirt due to my failure in stock investment.

　　我因为股票投资失败蒙受了损失。