"eat humble pie" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 承认错误
• 放下身段

Definition

承认自己错了并道歉，尤其是在曾自以为是时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

习语，通常用于被证明错了后不得不道歉或承认错误。表达一种尴尬感。不是指真的吃东西。

Examples

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

他错了，只好在大家面前**承认错误**。

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

她输了比赛，只好**放下身段**。

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

考试失败后，他不得不**承认错误**并寻求帮助。

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

他非常自信，但事实让他**承认了错误**。

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

没人喜欢**承认错误**，但有时候我们别无选择。

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

吹了那么多牛，最后他不得不**承认错误**。