humble pie
A pie made from the offal of deer or hogA pie made from the offal of deer or hog.
» Luciano, the underdog in the match, will be trying to make the champ eat humble pie.
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2 senses(countable, dated, uncountable)A pie made from the offal of deer or hog.
(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)Humility, being humble.
Examples
1 sentencesLuciano, the underdog in the match, will be trying to make the champ eat humble pie.
Origin
The expression derives from umble pie, the original name of the offal meat pie, consideredThe expression derives from umble pie, the original name of the offal meat pie, considered inferior food. In medieval times the pie was often served to lower-class people. Although "umbles" and the modern word "humble" are etymologically unrelated, each word has appeared both with and without the initial "h" after the Middle Ages until the 19th century.
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Forms
plural: humble piesWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable