Ate his hat
Realized he was wrong in his judgment. Publicly admitted the mistake he made.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
אָכַל אֶת הַכּוֹבַע
Definition (Hebrew)
הֵבִין שֶׁטָּעָה בְּהַעֲרָכָתוֹ. הוֹדָה בְּפַרְהֶסְיָה בְּטָעוּת שֶׁעָשָׂה.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)