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eat humble pie 

to apologize for and face humiliation for a serious error
It was the governments turn to eat humble pie.

in my far from humble opinion 

An assertive phrase to introduce one's opinion by someone who is supremely confident it is the only valid viewpoint that makes logical sense. It is often abbreviated to IMFFHO. It should not be used by the faint hearted or those that cannot back it up with facts.
In my far from humble opinion, Matt Oxley writes like he's sitting on a time-bomb waiting for it to explode so he can be the first to report it
In my far from humble opinion, Valentino Rossi will never win another world championship
A person (typically an artist) who is so humble they won't even accept compliments. They will often brush off any praise they get and say they opposite.
Person 1: Wow! Your art is absolutely incredible!
Person 2: No it's not, it's awful, stop lying.
Person 1: I'm not lying, it's true!
Person 2: Yes you are, my art sucks.
Person 1: Stop being such a Humblebee
Humblebee by SinnyDayInHell October 9, 2017

Humble Beast 

A person who’s a beast—meaning awesome and unbelievable–but yet who doesn’t like to brag about their achievements or incomparable awesomeness.
Lecrae’s prolly the most humble beast in the rap game.
Humble Beast by LitNation April 22, 2018
to be kind and honest, showing equality to others
B1zzle is the most humble being on the planet.
Humble by Lizzzzzle June 11, 2014

humblebrag 

Subtly letting others now about how fantastic your life is while undercutting it with a bit of self-effacing humor or "woe is me" gloss.
Uggggh just ate about fifteen piece of chocolate gotta learn to control myself when flying first class or they'll cancel my modelling contract LOL :p #humblebrag
Word of the Day on August 9, 2011