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EAT CROW/HUMBLE PIE

to humble oneself because one has been proved wrong
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1. Roger told his daughter that he didn’t believe her. When he found out he was wrong, he had to eat crow and admit his mistake.
2. Cathy laughed at herself when she realized she was wrong and had spoken too quickly. “I jump to the wrong conclusions so often, I’m always eating humble pie,” she said.

Synonym: swallow (one’s) pride.


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