In situations where someone has to admit they did something wrong. E.g. Sam had to eat humble pie and seek the customer's forgiveness. Hope this helps :)

This is a very old expression. It is good if you understand it, but you do not need to use this expression. Good luck!

"Eat humble pie" humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions. When you eat humble pie, you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something. Examples : Vuyelwa was forced to eat humble pie and publicly apologise to him. When he realised his mistake, he had to eat humble pie. Would you like to learn more about metaphors and Idioms, let's explore and learn, book me for a lesson, I'm available all day :)