crow over
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The group was eager to crow over its victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
“It’s heartbreaking. I’ve ate a lot of crow over this one.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2020
Mr. Scaramucci, who also has a weekly podcast with wife Deirdre called “Mooch and the Mrs.,” acknowledges that he has “eaten crow over the last two or three years.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 19, 2019
Technology allowed, or emboldened, Mays to crow over his fell deeds, but it also trapped him.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 22, 2019
She had to crow over the fallen Nunkie.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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