| 1. Eat humble pie | (to apologize) Inspite of his constant bragging he lost the match and had to eat humble pie. |
| 2. Eat one’s words | (take a statement back) I warned my friend to be very careful in her speech otherwise she would have to eat her own words. |
| 3. End in smoke/fiasco | (come to nothing) He spoke a lot about his new film but it all ended in smoke and it flopped on box office. |
| 4. Egg on | (to urge somebody) The Captain egged the players on to continue to play foul till the end of the match. |
| 5. Eke out | (supplement income) To eke out his income he also works as a part time accountant in the evening. |
| 6. Every dog has his day | (good fortune comes sooner or later) Don’t be disappointed. It is truly said that every dog has his day. |
| 7. Ever and Anon | (now and then, sometimes) He visits his parents ever and anon. |
| 8. (An) eye wash | (a pretence) My friend’s promise to help me just proved an eye wash. |