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4 +2 | humble pie |
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4 +1 | modesty serum |
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modesty serum Explanation: rather than truth serum, they're saying that readers'comments serve as a modest serum for journalists. |
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humble pie Explanation: That would be the English equivalent The Mavens' Word of the DayMarch 13, 2001. humble pie. Holger Maertens wrote: Why is it that we "eat humble pie" when we're forced into an apology or retraction? What is its recipe? ... www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010313 - 9k - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 mins (2005-03-16 20:07:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Martha\'s Memu Includes Humble Pie It seems as if a lot of people are happy to see Martha Stewart has had a very large helping of humble pie on her plate. The \"LA Times\" tells us that... ... talkshows.about.com/b/a/149844.htm - 27k - -------------------------------------------------------------- BBC SPORT | Football | Souness critics must eat humble pieSouness critics must eat humble pie. By Alan Hansen BBC Sport football expert. Souness handled criticism with great dignity and responded ... news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4347125.stm - 45k - Mar 14, 2005 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. eat humble pie To be forced to acknowledge one’s deficiencies or errors: “Professor Norris had to eat humble pie when the reviewers pointed out numerous factual errors in his book.” Humble pie refers to a dish originally made from the innards of a deer. http://www.bartleby.com/59/4/eathumblepie.html |
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