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1 humble
1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) ponižen2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) skromen2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) ponižati- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility* * *I [hʌmbl]adjective ( humbly adverb)ponižen, skromento eat humble pie — ponižno se opravičiti, ponižati se, iti v KanosoII [hʌmbl]transitive verbponižati -
2 pie
(food baked in a covering of pastry: a steak/apple pie.) pita* * *I [pái]nounzoology sraka; zoology šekasta živalII [pái]nounmesna pasteta, sadni kolač, pita; culinary malenkost, igrača; American politics slang protekcija, podkupninaIII [pái]1.nounprintingčrkovna zmešnjava; figuratively kaos;2.transitive verb printingpomešati črke; figuratively premetati, razmetatiIV [pái]nounnajmanjši novčič v Indiji -
3 eat
[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) jesti- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) jestvine- eat into- eat one's words* * *[i:t]1.transitive verbjesti, pojesti, žreti, glodati; trošiti; chemistry razjedati, uničiti; American hraniti; figuratively mučiti;2.intransitive verbjesti, hraniti se; colloquially imeti dober okusto eat one's head off — pojesti več, kakor je vredno njegovo delo, ne se izplačatito eat humble pie — opravičiti se, postati ponižento eat s.o.'s salt — živeti na tuj računto eat s.o. out of house and home — spraviti koga na beraško palico
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humble pie — n. [earlier umble pie < umbles, entrails of a deer < ME noumbles: see NUMBLES] Historical a pie made of the inner parts of a deer, served to the servants after a hunt a pie made of the inner parts of a deer, served to the servants after a… … English World dictionary
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Humble pie — To eat humble pie, in common usage, is to apologise and face humiliation for a serious error. Humble pie, or umble pie, is also a term for a variety of pastries, originally based on medieval meat tripe pies. Etymology The expression derives from… … Wikipedia
humble pie — [17] Until the 19th century, humble pie was simply a pie made from the internal organs of a deer or other animal (‘Mrs Turner did bring us an umble pie hot out of her oven’, Samuel Pepys, Diary 8 July 1663). Humble has no etymological connection… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
humble pie — [17] Until the 19th century, humble pie was simply a pie made from the internal organs of a deer or other animal (‘Mrs Turner did bring us an umble pie hot out of her oven’, Samuel Pepys, Diary 8 July 1663). Humble has no etymological connection… … Word origins
humble pie — noun Etymology: humbles 1. a. : a meat pie formerly made of the inferior parts of a deer and served to the huntsman and other servants b. : a meat pie made of the humbles of a hog 2. [influenced in meaning by humble ( … Useful english dictionary
humble pie — 1. humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation. 2. Obs. a pie made of the viscera and other inferior parts of deer or the like. 3. eat humble pie, to be forced to apologize humbly; suffer humiliation: He had to… … Universalium
humble pie — n. (forced) to eat humble pie * * * (forced) to eat humble pie … Combinatory dictionary
humble pie — hum′ble pie′ n. humility forced upon someone; humiliation • eat humble pie … From formal English to slang