humble pie

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The term humble pie, for example, comes from pies made with umbles, or scraps of meat and offal that fed peasants who were seated far away from royalty at banquets.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023

"If I have to eat a bit of humble pie to get that done, then I'm happy to eat it."

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2022

Two central banks that had said they saw no need for rate hikes until 2023 or 2024 have eaten humble pie in the space of a week.

From Reuters • May 3, 2022

“I think the universe was like, ‘OK, all right, let’s have some humble pie here,’” Perry says now.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2020

Is there a man here in N'York with as much humble pie in his mouth as I've got?

From '?19,000' by Delannoy, Burford