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
In an exchange on 1 January, as Covid cases continued to rise, Mr Hancock described Sir Gavin as having had to eat "a lot of humble pie".
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023
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
The Razorbacks and Rebels scarfed down some humble pie last week.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2021
One of the earliest sensations of the Flag was a correspondence exposing the misdeeds of some communal officials, but in the end the very persons who made the allegations ate humble pie.
From The Grandchildren of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel
