eat humble pie

: not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive

: reflecting, expressing, or offered in a spirit of deference or submission

: ranking low in a hierarchy or scale : insignificant, unpretentious

: to make (someone) humble (see ¹humble) in spirit or manner

: to destroy the power, independence, or prestige of

: magpie

: a meat dish baked with biscuit or pastry crust — compare potpie

: a dessert consisting of a filling (as of fruit or custard) in a pastry shell or topped with pastry or both

: affair, business

: less common spelling of pi

: type that is spilled or mixed

: a pi character or matrix