You have to eat a peck of dirt before you die proverbial phrase
Eating some dirty food or putting up with some unpleasant things in your life.
"You should eat everything, even you have to eat a peck of dirt before you die." my grandmother said.
Jane :"Oh, no! I ate strawberries before washing." - Mary :"Don't worry. You have to eat a perk of dirt before you die."
Peter was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Therefore, when he has had financial problems, I usually tell him that you have to eat a perk of dirt before you die."
This idiom is often used to express that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it.
Once something has been done, you can do nothing but face the consequences.