to (humbly, painfully) admit a mistake, misjudgement, or the like (or give in, more generally, figuratively); to humble oneself, to eat humble pie, to eat crow, etc.
çekim: geçmiş kröp till korset
köken: From krypa (“crawl”) + till (“to”) + korset (“the cross”), in reference to a crucifix during penance. Compare German zu Kreuze kriechen.
Byggföretaget fick krypa till korset och tillstå att skeptikernas farhågor besannats
Inom tio år kommer våra konkurrenter få / tvingas krypa till korset. Alla kommer anamma vår process.