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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 Humble pie refers to a dish originally made from the innards of a deer.

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I shrewdly suspect that that estimable gentleman is going to eat humble pie, of my baking, from his wife's recipe.

I do really assure you she won't; it's only wasting your time, and making you eat humble pie.

If this was an impracticable course to pursue, it was evident that he must abandon it and eat humble pie.

What could be better than making some of those wretched Gargoyles eat humble pie under the very flag they were so proud of?

"If father has to eat humble pie to Mr. Nugent on my account it will be simply rotten," she murmured.

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