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Gevoelens - Schaamte en verlegenheid

Ontdek Engelse idiomen over schaamte en verlegenheid met voorbeelden als "eat bescheiden taart" en "rood in het gezicht".

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English idioms related to Feelings
to spare one's blushes

to avoid doing or saying something that would embarrass someone

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [spare|save] {one's} blushes"
to make a spectacle of oneself

to behave in a very foolish and embarrassing way in the presence of others

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [make] a spectacle of {oneself}"
the ground open up and swallow somebody

used to wish that one could disappear or not have existed at all so as not to have to tolerate such embarrassment

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Definitie & Betekenis van "the (ground|floor|earth) [open] up and [swallow] {sb}"
(as) red as a beet

turning red in the face out of embarrassment

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Definitie & Betekenis van "(as|) red as a beet"
(as) red as a cherry

used to describe someone who is extremely red in the face due to embarrassment

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Definitie & Betekenis van "(as|) red as a cherry"
to swallow one's pride

to have no choice but to do something that is embarrassing in one's standards

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [swallow] {one's} pride"
to put one's foot in one's mouth

to do or say something that leads to someone's embarrassment

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [put] {one's} foot in {one's} mouth"
egg on one's face

a situation in which one is badly embarrassed because of what one did or said

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Definitie & Betekenis van "[egg] (on|all over) {one's} [face]"
to eat dirt

to regret or feel bad about what one has said earlier

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to eat humble pie

to admit one's mistakes or accept a humiliating situation or defeat

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red in the face

feeling severely ashamed or embarrassed

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