eatcrow Have humble pie Face up to an embarrassing mistake Be shown up Admit an embarrassing mistake Retreat with one's tail between one's legs Make a humble retraction Humiliate oneself Face up to being utterly wrong Dine in a way Be forced to recant Apologize, so to speak Admit making a mistake Admit a mistake, so to speak Suffer embarrassment Be humiliated Be cut down to size Lose face Take one's licks, in a way Suffer humiliation Take it all back Admit failure Swallow one's pride Issue an embarrassing retraction