Meanings

  1. idiomaticto eat humble pie (humble oneself and make an apology or plea)

    Nachdem er so groß getönt hatte, er würde überall mit Kusshand genommen, musste er zu Kreuze kriechen und wieder um seinen alten Posten bitten.After he had loudly boasted that everywhere else they’d give an arm to have him, he had to eat humble pie and ask for his old position back.

Conjugation

Forms without a person.

Partizip II

zu Kreuze gekrochen

Hilfsverb

haben