Definition of eat humble pie
informal
: to admit that one was wrong or accept that one has been defeated
They had to eat humble pie when the rumors they were spreading were proved false.
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“Eat humble pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eat%20humble%20pie. Accessed 21 Jan. 2022.
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