Select the alternative giving the closest meaning of the idiom -
To eat a humble pieThe correct option is A to swallow one's pride and apologise for doing something wrong
'To eat an humble pie' means to admit that you are wrong; forced to apologize humbly. E.g. He had to eat humble pie and publicly admit his error. Thus, option C is the correct answer. Rest of the options are not the correct fit.Reinforce your conceptual grasp with related questions from NIMCET 2012:
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