Idiom
eat dirt
Meaning
To eat humble pie.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He had to eat dirt after his mistake.”
“After his arrogant claims were proven wrong, he had to eat dirt in front of his colleagues.”
“The politician was forced to eat dirt and issue a public apology once the evidence of his corruption became undeniable.”
Examples
simple
“He had to eat dirt after his mistake.”
contextual
“After his arrogant claims were proven wrong, he had to eat dirt in front of his colleagues.”
complex
“The politician was forced to eat dirt and issue a public apology once the evidence of his corruption became undeniable.”
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