Idiom of the day :- Eat humble pie

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Be very submissive after regretting an action or words A : Last week Charles accused his new secretary, Fiona, of stealing his wallet. It disappeared from his briefcase during lunchtime. B : How awful ! I expect she lost her job immediately. A : No, Charles gave her a pay rise. The next day he found his wallet at home. It hadn’t been stolen after all, so he had to eat humble pie all week and offer Fiona more money before she agreed to stay ! In the Middle Ages umbles were the unpleasant but edible parts of a deer which were cooked in a pie. The best deer meat was eaten by the rich, whereas the umble pie was eaten by their servants who were of a lower social class. Over time the word umble became confused with the word humble which means meek or submissive to give the current expression. It is often used in the following forms, have to eat humble pie and make someone eat humble pie.