IDIOMS WITH PIE

 

Eat humble pie (crow) Cantar la palinodia, tragárselas uno, tragar quina, tragarse uno su palabras

I had to eat humble pie and accept their conditions Tuve que cantar la palidonia y aceptar sus condiciones

— “…. humble pie implies some acknowledgment of error, some humbleness…” Robert Gorrell, What´s in a Word?, 2001. US. 

Get a good piece of the pie Llevarse (sacar) (una buena) tajada

I’ll give you the money but I want a good piece of the pie Te daré el dinero pero quiero una buena tajada

— “What happens when the client is challenged, in good faith, when it comes to claiming a particular piece of the pie?” The Journal of the Legal Profession, vols. 29-30, 2004. US.