eat the leek
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the scene between Fluellen and Pistol in Shakespeare's play Henry V.
Verb
[edit]eat the leek (third-person singular simple present eats the leek, present participle eating the leek, simple past ate the leek, past participle eaten the leek)
- To be compelled to take back one's words or put up with insulting treatment.