Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Finnish term or phrase:
ottaa hatun kauniiseen käteen
English translation:
to eat humble pie
Added to glossary by
Desmond O'Rourke
Jan 14, 2010 03:11
14 yrs ago
Finnish term
United States
PROFESSIONAL JOBS PERSONALLY HANDLED
Native in: English 
Works in: Finnish to English, English to Finnish
ottaa hatun kauniiseen käteen
Finnish to English
Marketing
Computers (general)
Is there a corresponding idiom in English for this phrase? It concerns a new computer operating system just launched. Guess which?
The sentence is: Yhtiö X on ottanut hatun kauniiseen käteen ja kuunnellut tarkasti käyttäjäpalautteita.
"Cap in hand" does not seem to convey what is meant!
The sentence is: Yhtiö X on ottanut hatun kauniiseen käteen ja kuunnellut tarkasti käyttäjäpalautteita.
"Cap in hand" does not seem to convey what is meant!
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Erkki Pekkinen
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Erkki Pekkinen
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to eat humble pie
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Example sentence:
To eat humble pie, in common usage, is to apologize and face humiliation for a serious error.
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