Eat humble pie的意思

"Eat humble pie" is an English idiom that means to admit you are wrong, to apologize humbly, or to accept defeat graciously. The phrase suggests that you should swallow your pride and acknowledge your mistake or failure. It implies a situation where someone who has been boastful or overconfident is forced to admit they were wrong.

The origin of the phrase is unclear, but it is believed to date back to the 19th century. One theory is that it comes from the medieval practice of serving a dish called "umble pie," which was made from the offal and lesser cuts of meat from the deer. Umble is an archaic word related to "humble," and the dish was considered humble fare. Eating umble pie would thus suggest accepting a lower status or humbling oneself.

Using this phrase in a sentence might look like this:

"After his bold predictions failed to come true, he had to eat humble pie and admit he was wrong."

This idiom is often used in a somewhat light-hearted or colloquial context, and it can be used to describe both personal and public situations where someone has to acknowledge their error.