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HUMBLE PIE

Traducere în limba română

humble pie substantiv

pateu făcut din măruntaie de vânat;

(fig.) to eat humble pie a cere iertare, a se umili.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

He tolerated Mr. Morse, wondering the while how it felt to eat such humble pie.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

That's a 'label' on my 'sect', answered Laurie, quoting Amy, as he went to partake of humble pie dutifully with his grandfather, who was quite saintly in temper and overwhelmingly respectful in manner all the rest of the day.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

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