“Eat humble pie”
意味
To admit that you were wrong.
例文
Examples
“After the facts came out, he had to eat humble pie.”
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
After the facts came out, he had to _____.Compare with the original example
After the facts came out, he had to eat humble pie.
Write a two-line conversation using “Eat humble pie”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Eat humble pie" mean?
- "Eat humble pie" means to admit that you were wrong.
- How do you use "Eat humble pie" in a sentence?
- Example: "After the facts came out, he had to eat humble pie."
- Should I interpret "Eat humble pie" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.