Cissy.Ching 覃羽思
What does 'Eat Humble Pie' mean? I refered to dictionary and get the Chinese meaning, but how it comes? I mean what's the origin of the idiom? Do you know or you suggest where can found words' origins, please write down below~ That will be very helpful of your help or suggestion~ Thanks a lot~
2010년 3월 18일 오후 2:59
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"To eat humble pie" means to be forced to apologize or face humiliation because of some error or something a person said. The word comes from "umble pie" in medieval times. Umble pie was pie made from "umbles" - leftover organs (liver, etc.) of a cow, sheep or other animal. The word "umble" comes from an older word "numble" that meant "deer guts [or innards]". It was not very good or desirable - however, if that was all there was to eat, then a person might not have any choice. "He was bragging about how good his team was - when they lost badly, he had to eat humble pie."
2010년 3월 18일
Hi Cissy, to admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology
2010년 3월 18일
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Cissy.Ching 覃羽思
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