stand corrected

Idioms  

1. Agree that one was wrong, as in I stand corrected—we did go to Finland in 1985. This idiom was first recorded in John Dryden's The Maiden Queen (1668): “I stand corrected, and myself reprove.”

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Example Sentences

“Alright, I’ll stand corrected,” Jackson said.

From Seattle Times

If you clean your coffee maker regularly, we stand corrected — but we'd be willing to bet you don't.

From Salon

“Turkey has proven it lacks credibiity. All those who believed Turkey meant all it said before the European summit of Oct. 1-2 now stand corrected,” government spokesman Stelios Petsas said.

From Reuters

“So I stand corrected. I was wrong. For that I apologized.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Turns out Mara and I got the same grades at math. I’m speaking of the tweet we both misinterpreted. He could give each American $1. Again, I didn't have it in high school. I don't have it tonight. I stand corrected. Sorry about that. The tweet is wrong,” Williams told viewers later in the show.

From Fox News