Humble pie

To eat humble pie, in common usage, is to apologize and face humiliation for a serious error. The expression derives from umble pie, which was a pie filled with the chopped or minced parts of a beast's 'pluck' - the heart, liver, lungs or 'lights' and kidneys, especially of deer but often other meats. Umble evolved from numble, (after the French nomble) meaning 'deer's innards'.

Humble Pie: Steve Marriott, Jerry Shirley, Peter Frampton, Greg Ridley, UK 1969

Early fall — before the onset of the holiday crazies — is a great time to relax and get cozy. Apples are at their peak, and rustic, uncomplicated desserts that naturally showcase their …

Past concert. Humble Pie concert with The J. Geils Band, Black Oak Arkansas, and Frampton's Camel at Waterford Park in Chester on 08 Jul 1973.

I called my good friend tonight around 7:30 p.m. I told her about a situation that had taken place earlier today. I then said, I was going to have a late supper, and that wasn't really hungry, because I'm eaten a lot of humble pie. We both laughed, but what I was talking about was serious business. Later in the afternoon I dropped into a friends, who had done me a very big favour. We talked about this and he relayed in so many words he was hurt, because I hadn't thanked him. My generous…

“Humble Pie, 1971”

Humble Pie.