Eat humble pie Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈit/ /ˈhəmbəɫ/ /ˈpaɪ

EET HUM-buhl PYE

UK

ˈiːt/ /hˈʌmbəl/ /pˈaɪ

EET HUM-buhl PYE

التعريف

To admit you were wrong and apologize, especially after being confident you were right or acting with pride before.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Idiom, informal or semi-formal, mostly used when someone is forced to apologize after being proven wrong. Not used for literally eating. Common pattern: 'had to eat humble pie'. Often involves embarrassment.

• Spanish: tragarse el orgullo - admitir un error
• Portuguese (BR): engolir o orgulho - admitir um erro
• Portuguese (PT): engolir o orgulho - admitir um erro
• Chinese (Simplified): 承认错误 - 放下身段
• Chinese (Traditional): 承認錯誤 - 放下身段
• Hindi: अपना घमंड छोड़ना - अपनी गलती मानना
• Arabic: الاعتراف بالخطأ - التواضع بعد الغرور
• Bengali: না হওয়া স্বীকার করা - লজ্জা নিয়ে ক্ষমা চাওয়া
• Russian: проглотить горькую пилюлю - признать свою неправоту
• Japanese: 屈辱を味わう - 非を認めて謝る
• Vietnamese: chấp nhận sai lầm - cúi đầu xin lỗi
• Korean: 체면을 구기다 - 잘못을 인정하고 사과하다
• Turkish: boyun eğmek - hatasını kabul edip özür dilemek
• Urdu: عاجزی سے معافی مانگنا - غلطی ماننا
• Indonesian: mengakui kesalahan - meminta maaf dengan malu

جمل نموذجية

He was wrong and had to eat humble pie in front of everyone.

basic

When she lost the game, she had to eat humble pie.

basic

After failing the test, he had to eat humble pie and ask for help.

basic

He was so sure he was right, but the facts made him eat humble pie.

natural

Nobody likes to eat humble pie, but sometimes we have no choice.

natural

After all his big talk, he ended up having to eat humble pie.

natural