Выбрать из множества учителей по предмету английский...
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~
18 мар. 2010 г., 14:59
Ответы · 2
2
"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."
18 марта 2010 г.
Hi Cissy,
to admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology
18 марта 2010 г.
Все еще не нашли ответы?
Напишите свои вопросы, и пусть вам помогут носители языка!
Cissy.Ching 覃羽思
Языковые навыки
китайский (путунхуа), китайский (другой), английский, французский, немецкий, японский, корейский, испанский
Изучаемый язык
английский, французский, немецкий, японский, корейский, испанский
Статьи, которые тебе могут быть интересны

How to Ask for a Raise or Promotion in English
9 нравится · 8 Комментариев

The Key to Learning a Language Faster
30 нравится · 8 Комментариев

Why "General English" is Failing Your Career (An Engineer’s Perspective)
30 нравится · 12 Комментариев
Еще статьи
