humble pie
Example Sentences
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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
“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
She had expected him to eat humble pie, to throw himself at her feet and implore forgiveness; but, no!
From When Dreams Come True by Berger, William Merritt
