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The expression "to eat humble pie" means to admit an error and apologize, showing contrition. It is an idiom that originally referred to a literal pie called an umble pie, umble being an old word for offal. A phrase with a similar meaning is "to eat crow".[1]
References
- ↑ Bartleby.com New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition, 2002.