Polyglot Dictionary

eat humble pie

/iːt ˈhʌmbəl paɪ/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. tragarse el orgullo

    • He had to eat humble pie after his mistake.

      Tuvo que tragarse el orgullo tras su error.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

swallow your pride

eat humble pie and swallow your pride are close synonyms, both about admitting fault or being humbled, largely interchangeable.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa eat humble pie?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He had to eat ___ pie after his mistake.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a eat humble pie?

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