eat+humble+pie
11Eat humble pie — If someone apologises and shows a lot of contrition for something they have done,they eat humble pie …
12eat humble pie — make a humble apology and accept humiliation. [humble pie is from a pun based on umbles offal , considered inferior food.] → human rights …
13To eat humble pie — Eat Eat ([=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Ate} ([=a]t; 277), Obsolescent & Colloq. {Eat} ([e^]t); p. p. {Eaten} ([=e]t n), Obs. or Colloq. {Eat} ([e^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Eating}.] [OE. eten, AS. etan; akin to OS. etan, OFries. eta, D. eten, OHG. ezzan, G.… …
14To eat humble pie — Humble Hum ble, a. [Compar. {Humbler}; superl. {Humblest}.] [F., fr. L. humilis on the ground, low, fr. humus the earth, ground. See {Homage}, and cf. {Chameleon}, {Humiliate}.] 1. Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or… …
15eat humble pie — Suffer humiliation, endure mortification, be humbled, be abashed, be taken down, eat dirt …
16eat humble pie — verb to admit ones faults; to make a humiliating apology …
17eat humble pie — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. be humiliated, ask pardon, beg pardon, admit an error; see apologize , recant …
18eat humble pie — admit that one has done something wrong and apologize, be apologetic …
19eat humble pie — to admit that you were wrong about something …
20eat humble pie — idi to be forced to apologize …
