Humble Pie

To eat humble pie, in common usage, is to apologize and face humiliation for a serious error. Humble pie, or umble pie, is also a term for a variety of pastries based on medieval meat pies.

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Famous quotes containing the words humble and/or pie:

    “Lord, Thou hast given me a cell
    Wherein to dwell;
    And little house, whose humble roof
    Is weather-proof;”
    —Robert Herrick (1591–1674)

    “No man’s pie is freed
    From his ambitious finger.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)