NIMCET 2012 — English PYQ
NIMCET | English | 2012Select the alternative giving the closest meaning of the idiom- To eat a humble pie.
Choose the correct answer:
- A.
To become a vegetarian
- B.
Disinfecting everything
- C.
To fill one’s belly
- D.
To say you are sorry for a mistake that you made
(Correct Answer)
To say you are sorry for a mistake that you made
Explanation
The correct answer is (d) To say you are sorry for a mistake that you made.
Explanation:
The idiom "To eat humble pie" means to admit that you were wrong and to apologize, often in a way that is embarrassing or humiliating. It involves accepting that you have made a mistake after being very confident or arrogant about your position earlier.
In logical terms, we can express the transition as:
The relationship between the idiom and its meaning is:
Explanation
The correct answer is (d) To say you are sorry for a mistake that you made.
Explanation:
The idiom "To eat humble pie" means to admit that you were wrong and to apologize, often in a way that is embarrassing or humiliating. It involves accepting that you have made a mistake after being very confident or arrogant about your position earlier.
In logical terms, we can express the transition as:
The relationship between the idiom and its meaning is: