After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the…

Analyze the question: The sentence uses the idiom "eat the humble pie." You are asked what it means for your cousin to do this once she realizes you were telling the truth.

Explain the concept: To "eat humble pie" (or "eat the humble pie") means to admit you were wrong and apologize, usually in a humbling or embarrassing way. The idiom comes from "umble pie," a pie made from the innards of a deer. It was served to people of lower rank, so eating it came to suggest accepting a lowly position.

Step-by-step solution:

1. The cousin had doubted or disbelieved the speaker.
2. She will later realize the speaker was telling the truth, so she was wrong.
3. "Eat the humble pie" means she will admit her mistake and humbly say sorry.

Checking the options:

• A. Respect me: This may be a result, but it is not what the idiom means.
• B. Hate herself: This is too extreme and not part of the idiom.
• C. Apologize: This matches the idiom, since it means to admit the error and say sorry.
• D. Be ashamed: She may feel ashamed, but the idiom is about the action of humbly admitting fault, not the feeling.

Answer: C. apologize

Exam tip: For idiom questions, ask what action the idiom describes, not what feeling or result might follow. "Eat humble pie" links to "admit you're wrong and apologize." You can also remember it as "humble = lowering yourself to say sorry."