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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.

  1. The king had been made to eat humble pie.
    1. to eat slowly
    2. to have an excellent dish
    3. to eat a good pie
    4. to apologise
Correct Option: D

to eat 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 apologise.



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