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aller à Canossa

/a.le a ka.nɔ.sa/

verb/a.le a ka.nɔ.sa/

to go to Canossa; make amends, to mend one's ways, to eat humble pie, eat crow

Synonyms: faire amende honorable

From Canossa, the place where Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, did penance to reverse his excommunication.