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 a humble pie
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- to feel downtrodden
- to accept defeat
- to be humiliated
- to accept abuse
Correct Option: B
to eat a humble pie: to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made
● The producers of the advertisement had to eat humble pie for misrepresenting the facts. The best option is to accept defeat.
