EAT HUMBLE PIE

Meaning of EAT HUMBLE PIE in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE eat ˈcrow )

to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made

ORIGIN: From a pun on the old word umbles , meaning 'offal', which was considered to be food for poor people.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

EAT HUMBLE PIE — admit that one has done something wrong and apologize, be apologetic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EAT HUMBLE PIE — make a humble apology and accept humiliation. [ humble pie is from a pun based on umbles 'offal', considered inferior …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EAT HUMBLE PIE — see humble
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAT HUMBLE PIE — see humble
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
EAT HUMBLE PIE — {v. phr.} To be humbled; to accept insult or shame; admit your error and apologize. * /Tow told a lie …
Slang English vocab
EAT HUMBLE PIE — Suffer humiliation, endure mortification, be humbled, be abashed, be taken down, eat dirt.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
EAT HUMBLE PIE — See ↑ ADMIT 7
Longman Activator English vocab
EAT HUMBLE PIE — {v. phr.} To be humbled; to accept insult or shame; admit your error and apologize. * /Tow told a lie …
Словарь английских идиом
EAT HUMBLE PIE — admit I did not play well, feel humble after defeat Ben had to eat humble pie after he finished fourth …
English Idioms vocab
EAT HUMBLE PIE — admit I did not play well, feel humble after defeat Ben had to eat humble pie after he finished fourth …
English Idioms vocabulary
EAT HUMBLE PIE — v. phr. To be humbled; to accept insult or shame; admit your error and apologize. Tow told a lie about …
American Idioms English vocabulary
EAT HUMBLE PIE — идиом. 1) смириться, проглотить обиду, покориться 2) унижаться; униженно извиняться ∙ Syn : eat dirt crow, eat dirt pie, eat …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EAT HUMBLE PIE — идиом.1) смириться, проглотить обиду, покориться 2) унижаться; униженно извиняться• Syn:eat dirt crow, eat dirt pie, eat humble crow
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
EAT HUMBLE PIE — унижаться, сносить оскорбления, проглотить обиду, смириться, покориться, униженно извиняться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
EAT HUMBLE PIE — унижаться, сносить оскорбления, проглотить обиду, смириться, покориться, униженно извиняться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
EAT HUMBLE PIE — идиом. 1) смириться, проглотить обиду, покориться 2) унижаться; униженно извиняться • Syn: eat dirt crow , eat dirt pie , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
EAT HUMBLE PIE — идиом. 1) смириться, проглотить обиду, покориться 2) унижаться; униженно извиняться • Syn: eat dirt crow, eat dirt pie, eat humble crow
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
EAT HUMBLE PIE — идиом. 1) смириться, проглотить обиду, покориться 2) унижаться; униженно извиняться ∙ Syn : eat dirt crow, eat dirt pie, eat …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIE — I. ˈpī noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pica; akin to Latin picus woodpecker, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIE — (n.) An article of food consisting of paste baked with something in it or under it; as, chicken pie; venison …
Английский словарь Webster
HUMBLE — (v. t.) To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently …
Английский словарь Webster
HUMBLE — (superl.) Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
Английский словарь Webster
PIE — ( n. ) An article of food consisting of paste baked with something in it or under it; as, chicken …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMBLE — ( v. t. ) To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMBLE — ( superl. ) Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIE — pie 1 — pielike , adj. /puy/ , n. 1. a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMBLE — — humbleness , n. — humbler , n. — humblingly , adv. — humbly , adv. /hum"beuhl, um"-/ , adj., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIE — I. ˈpī noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pica; akin to Latin picus woodpecker, Old High German speh …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUMBLE — I. ˈhəm-bəl also chiefly Southern ˈəm- adjective ( hum·bler -b(ə-)lər ; hum·blest -b(ə-)ləst) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIE — noun ·see camp, ·noun, 5. 2. pie ·noun the service book. 3. pie ·vt ·see pi. 4. pie ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
HUMBLE — adj hornless. ·see hummel. 2. humble ·superl near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; …
Webster English vocab
EAT — of eat. 2. eat ·vi to make one's way slowly. 3. eat ·vi to taste or relish; as, it eats …
Webster English vocab
PIE — [pie] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L pica; akin to L picus woodpecker, OHG speh] (13c ): magpie [2]pie n …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HUMBLE — [hum.ble] adj hum.bler ; hum.blest [ME, fr. OF, fr. L humilis low, humble, fr. humus earth; akin to Gk chthon …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EAT — [eat] vb ate ; eat.en ; eat.ing [ME eten, fr. OE etan; akin to OHG ezzan to eat, L edere, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIE — dish made by lining a shallow container with pastry (q.v.) and filling the container with a sweet or savoury mixture. …
Britannica English vocabulary
HUMBLE — humble BrE AmE ˈhʌm b ə l ▷ humbled ˈhʌm b ə ld ▷ humbler ˈhʌm blə AmE \ -bl …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PIE — / paɪ; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] 1. fruit baked in a dish with pastry on the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUMBLE — / ˈhʌmbl; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( hum·bler / ˈhʌmblə(r); NAmE / hum·blest / ˈhʌmblɪst; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAT — / iːt; NAmE / verb ( ate / et; NAmE ; especially NAmE eɪt/, eaten / ˈiːtn; NAmE /) 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIE — pie S2 /paɪ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from pie 'magpie' ( ⇨ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUMBLE — I. hum ‧ ble 1 /ˈhʌmb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EAT — eat S1 W1 /iːt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense ate /et, eɪt $ eɪt/, past participle eaten /ˈiːtn/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIE — n. 1 a baked dish of meat, fish, fruit, etc., usu. with a top and base of pastry. 2 anything …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HUMBLE — adj. & v. --adj. 1 a having or showing a low estimate of one's own importance. b offered with or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EAT — v. (past ate; past part. eaten) 1 a tr. take into the mouth, chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIE — n. 1 a baked dish of meat, fish, fruit, etc., usu. with a top and base of pastry. 2 anything …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HUMBLE — adj. & v. adj. 1 a having or showing a low estimate of one's own importance. b offered with or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EAT — v. (past ate; past part. eaten) 1 a tr. take into the mouth, chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIE — 1. n.1 a baked dish of meat, fish, fruit, etc., usu. with a top and base of pastry. 2 anything …
Oxford English vocab
HUMBLE — adj. & v. --adj. 1. a having or showing a low estimate of one's own importance. b offered with or …
Oxford English vocab
EAT — v. (past ate; past part. eaten) 1. a tr. take into the mouth, chew, and swallow (food). b intr. consume …
Oxford English vocab
PIE — ( pies) 1. A pie consists of meat, vegetables, or fruit baked in pastry. ...a pork pie. ...apple pie and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUMBLE — ( humbler, humblest, humbles, humbling, humbled) 1. A humble person is not proud and does not believe that they are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chicken sandwich/salad/pie etc ▪ I'll make a chicken pie with the leftovers. as easy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUMBLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES in my humble opinion (= used when giving your opinion, especially when you want …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIE — [noun] - a round pastry container in which meat, vegetables or fruit are cooked and which might also be covered …
Cambridge English vocab
HUMBLE — Synonyms and related words : abase, abash, abject, accommodating, acquiescent, adapting, adaptive, adjusting, altruistic, amenable, apologetic, base, baseborn, beat down, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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