くびをやる
kubio yaru

Godan Verb (ru)
Expression

1. to be hanged; to be struck dead; to eat one's hat

自分 じぶん直感 ちょっかんが、いかに たしかなものか自慢 じまんした手前 てまえ、当 てがはずれた とき くびをやらなければならなくなった。
jibunno chokkanga ikani tashikana monoka jiman shita temae atega hazureta tokiwa kubio yaranakereba naranaku natta.
Having boasted how sure his hunches were, he was forced to eat his hat when he guessed wrong.