crow eater—(Austral. sl.) a person from South Australia:
- The team includes a couple of flashy Moroccans, Brits of all persuasions and, of course, an Aussie crow-eater from Adelaide.
eat crow—be forced to admit that one was wrong:
- Archives are dangerous things. I’ve had to eat crow a few times myself, especially when I changed my mind on a hard-fought issue.