Definitions for Humble-pie
hum·ble-pie

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1. Humble-pie

   hum′bl-pī, n. a pie made of the umbles or numbles (liver, heart, &c.) of a deer.—Eat humble-pie, to humiliate one's self, eat one's own words.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Humble-pie in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Humble-pie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Humble-pie in a Sentence

1. Biographer Lacey:

   Even tragedies and mistakes like Diana have been turned to the advantage of the monarchy, monarchy is only ever as good as the people doing the job. None of the family did the job very well as recently as the 1990s. Look at the depths to which it sank and the price they had to pay in terms of paying tax, getting rid of the royal yacht, eating humble pie.

2. Erich Pratt:

   We are excited to see Kathy Hochul finally served a plate of humble pie, and we are fully prepared to continue the fight should she again attempt to disarm the citizens of her state at a time when her party’s policies are only escalating the danger that everyday citizens face.

3. Laura DiDio:

   It's unrealistic to expect a new iPhone-like innovation every year, apple Music may need to eat some humble pie for a while. I'm not saying they'll turn into Dell, but they may have to cut prices.

4. Frank VanderSloot:

   I ate a whole humble pie, i said, ‘I’m really sorry I’ve done this to us, to our company, to all of you—to bring this much pain to everybody and to cause all this ruckus, and I’m just . . . sorry.’.

References

1. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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