humble pie
Example Sentences
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Such a slice of humble pie coming from a chief executive is rare and a strong indication of Licht’s cloudy future at the network.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023
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
One said they thought they would have to "eat humble pie" and admit their initial instinct "was wrong" and that "Rishi has squared the circle."
From BBC • Feb. 28, 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
"If father has to eat humble pie to Mr. Nugent on my account it will be simply rotten," she murmured.
From A Traitor's Wooing by Hill, Headon
