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eat humble pie

[eat humble pie] {v. phr.} To be humbled; to accept insult or shame; admit your error and apologize. * /Tow told a lie about George, and when he was found […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pie

[pie] See: [EAT HUMBLE PIE], [EASY AS PIE], [FINGER IN THE PIE], [PIE IN THE SKY], [PIE-EYED], [SWEETIE PIE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Golde Meir, Prime Minister of Israel

Don't be so humble. You're not that great. www.sky-net-eye.com

E. W. Hornung

(1866-1921) British mystery writer Though he might be more humble, There's no police like Holmes. www.sky-net-eye.com

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