Humble pie? 屈辱
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> "<span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="pie">pie</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: "<span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resourceful">resourceful</span> <span word="hostess">hostess</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="menu">menu</span>".</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hostess">hostess</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="person">person</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="pie">pie</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="pie">pie</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="else">else</span>'<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="Humble">Humble</span> <span word="pie">pie</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="umble">umble</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="numble">numble</span> <span word="pie">pie</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="historians">historians</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="umbles">umbles</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="numbles">numbles</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="innards">innards</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="liver">liver</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kidney">kidney</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guts">guts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intestines">intestines</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="people">people</span> - <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> "<span word="umble">umble</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uneducated">uneducated</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> - <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="umble">umble</span> <span word="pies">pies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="penny">penny</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="logical">logical</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="pie">pie</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="humiliating">humiliating</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>.</p><p><span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="pie">pie</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="say">say</span> "<span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="crow">crow</span>", <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="humbled">humbled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. <span word="Show">Show</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="humility">humility</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="Learn">Learn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>. <span word="Learn">Learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="outrageously">outrageously</span> <span word="arrogant">arrogant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unnamed">unnamed</span> <span word="hostess">hostess</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>.</p>
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