Eat Humble Pie.
English
idiom
To admit you were wrong and feel embarrassed about it.
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To admit you were wrong and feel embarrassed about it.
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To admit you were wrong, in a way that stings.
When you eat humble pie, you own your mistake out loud, often in front of people who saw it first.
It's usually said about someone who was cocky before things went wrong.
"Face the Music"
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To accept the consequences of your actions, not specifically to admit you were wrong
"Swallow Your Pride"
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To do something that feels beneath you or embarrassing, not specifically to admit being wrong
"Eat Humble Pie"
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To admit you were wrong and accept the embarrassment that comes with it
I owe you an apology — I told the client your estimate was too high, and the project came in at exactly what you quoted.
I appreciate you saying that. Eating humble pie takes real guts.
You said that restaurant would be terrible — we ended up absolutely loving it.
I know — eating humble pie on that one. It was genuinely great.
I publicly said the product would fail. Six months later it became a bestseller.
Oh no — how did you eat humble pie on that one?
