eat humble pie
To be forced to acknowledge one's deficiencies or errors: “Professor Norris had to eat humble pie when the reviewers pointed out numerous factual errors in his book.” Humble pie refers to a dish originally made from the innards of a deer.
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How to use eat humble pie in a sentence
I shrewdly suspect that that estimable gentleman is going to eat humble pie, of my baking, from his wife's recipe.
Within the Law | Marvin DanaI do really assure you she won't; it's only wasting your time, and making you eat humble pie.
A Family Man (From the Fifth Series Plays) | John GalsworthyIf this was an impracticable course to pursue, it was evident that he must abandon it and eat humble pie.
Brooke's Daughter | Adeline SergeantWhat could be better than making some of those wretched Gargoyles eat humble pie under the very flag they were so proud of?
The Hero of Garside School | J. Harwood Panting"If father has to eat humble pie to Mr. Nugent on my account it will be simply rotten," she murmured.
A Traitor's Wooing | Headon Hill
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