Expression:Pie

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【明報專訊】◆Pie in the sky

Something that you hope will happen but is very unlikely to happen.

e.g. Winning the lottery is a pie in the sky.

◆Eat humble pie

To admit that you were wrong.

e.g. After the newspaper disclosed the confidential information, the mayor had to eat the humble pie.

◆Cutie Pie

Someone who is pretty and cute.

e.g. His newly adopted dog is such a cutie pie!

[Smarties' Power English 第289期]

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