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Proverb

To Eat Humble Pie:

To eat humble pie means to occupy an inferior position

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Proverbial Phrase

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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects

Keyword(s): Concede ; FOOD ; Humble ; HUMILITY ; Inferior ; METAPHOR ; Pie

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase

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Proverb

Beggars can't be choosy.

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From - Uncertain

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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE ; Whittlesey, Steve

Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Beg ; Beggar ; CHARITY ; Choose ; Grateful ; Humble ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

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