Answer: eatsit

AnswerCrossword Clue
EATSIT

Absorbs the loss

EATSIT

Bites the dust?

EATSIT

... up (consumes something eagerly).

EATSIT
... up (devours greedily).
EATSIT
Falls flat on one's face
EATSITAbsorbs a loss
EATSITSuffers a bad defeat, in slang