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~

Question

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~

Answer

"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."

Answer

Hi Cissy, 

to admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology

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