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eat humble pie

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eat humble pie (British, American & Australian, American)
to be forced to admit that you are wrong and to say you are sorry. The producers of the advert had to eat humble pie and apologize for misrepresenting the facts.
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If you've made a fool of yourself you must eat humble pie.
 
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