Eat one's words means admit that what one said was wrong. This answer is correct because the expression has a fixed figurative meaning in English. In an SSC idiom question, students should match the whole phrase with its accepted meaning rather than translate each word separately.

• Classroom example: Eat one's words can refer to a situation involving admit that what one said was wrong.
• Story example: A writer may use Eat one's words when describing a situation involving admit that what one said was wrong.
• Exam example: When a sentence contains Eat one's words, choose the meaning “admit that what one said was wrong.”