umble pie

American  

[uhm-buhl] / ˈʌm bəl /

noun

1. humble pie.

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umble pie British  

/ ˈʌmbəl /

noun

1. See humble pie

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Etymology

Origin of umble pie

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

I dozn't keer a tinker's baad 'apenny whether tha knaw 'ow to 'rite tha mizchief or to read it, or whether king o' England is eatin' 'umble pie to the U-nited States top man, or noa,—I keerz nawt aboot it, noben way or t'other.

From Project Gutenberg

Humble Pie.— the proverbial expression of "eating humble pie," explained by A.G., will be found also explained in the same manner in the Appendix to Forby's Vocabulary, where it is suggested that the correct orthography would be "umble pie," without the aspirate.

From Project Gutenberg

I ate umble pie with an appetite.

From Project Gutenberg

But Mis Bascum wouldn't hear of it, and kep' stirrin' of me up till I was ashamed to eat 'umble pie fust; so I waited to see how soon he'd come round.

From Project Gutenberg