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Meaning of humble pie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A pie made from the offal of deer or hog.
    countable, dated, uncountable
  2. Humility, being humble.
    countable, idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

“Talking of piemen, humble-pie before proud-cake for me. This notion of being lone and lofty is a sad mistake.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

humble plant humble-bee humble-heartedness humblebee humblebird humblebrag

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