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The king had been made to eat humble pie.

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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.

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.