eat humble pie
Example Sentences
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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
But the man has his limits; he’s not about to eat humble pie.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 11, 2018
Have you ever had to eat humble pie?
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2017
Someone is going to have to eat humble pie, another club is going to have to take a risk; or a capable young player is going to waste his talents over the next 18 months.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2015
He had, too, won the respect of the little coterie who had seen the terrible "champeen" eat humble pie before a fellow half his size.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Allen Chapman
