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Eat humble pie
Meaning
- To admit you were wrong and accept a defeat or apology, often in a humiliating way. It means swallowing your pride.
Somber, corrective
Used in a sentence
- He had to eat humble pie after his failed prediction.
- She was forced to eat humble pie in front of the whole board.
- Sometimes you just have to eat humble pie and apologize.
The backstory
This is a play on 'umble pie', which was a medieval dish made from animal innards. It was considered a dish for the lower classes, hence eating it was a sign of low status.
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