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See: EAT HUMBLE PIE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[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

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[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

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Don't be so humble. You're not that great. www.english-slang.com

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