Question

    And those predicting total economic mayhem may

    still be forced to eat humble pie by this time next year if economic growth starts to pick up. Directions : Identify the words that are similar in meaning to the phrase in underline. If none of option conveys the correct meaning, mark (E) as your answer. The options do not necessarily need to be grammatically correct.
    A strive for success Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B do a good deed for someone Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C starve for a long time Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D admit that they were wrong Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The idiom ‘eat humble pie’ means ‘to admit that you were wrong’ or ‘accept that one has been defeated’.

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