Direction: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
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to eat humble pie
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- to eat an unsavoury pie
- to be served food that is rotten
- to yield under humiliating circumstances
- to give in to political pressure
Correct Option: C
to eat humble pie : to apologise and face humiliation for a serious error; to admit that you are wrong Here, to yield under humiliating circumstances is the right option. Look at the sentence :
● I think I am right, but if I am wrong, I will eat humble pie.
