Uczucia - Wstyd i Zakłopotanie

Poznaj angielskie idiomy dotyczące wstydu i zażenowania na przykładach takich jak 'jeść pokorny placek' i 'czerwony na twarzy'.

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to spare one's blushes

[Fraza]

to avoid doing or saying something that would embarrass someone

Ex: To save everyone's blushes, the meeting moved on without discussing the incident.

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to make a spectacle of oneself

[Fraza]

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

Ex: I was afraid my dad would make a spectacle of himself at the school event.

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the (ground|floor|earth) [open] up and [swallow] {sb}

the ground open up and swallow somebody

[Zdanie]

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

Ex: After his joke landed badly, he wished the earth would open up and swallow him.

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(as) red as a beet

[Fraza]

turning red in the face out of embarrassment

Ex: She was red as a beet after accidentally calling her boss "Mom."

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(as) red as a cherry

[Fraza]

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

Ex: He turned red as a cherry after being teased by his friends.

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to swallow one's pride

[Fraza]

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

Ex: He swallowed his pride and went back to the job he had once quit loudly.

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to put one's foot in one's mouth

[Fraza]

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

Ex: I put my foot in my mouth during the meeting by criticizing the idea I didn't fully understand.

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egg on one's face

[Fraza]

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

Ex: He ended up with egg on his face when the deal he bragged about fell through.

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to eat dirt

[Fraza]

to regret or feel bad about what one has said earlier

Ex: He'll never eat dirt, even when he knows he's wrong.

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to eat humble pie

[Fraza]

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

Ex: After the failed experiment, the scientist had to eat humble pie.

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red in the face

[Fraza]

feeling severely ashamed or embarrassed

Ex: He turned red in the face at the embarrassing question.

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Uczucia
Happiness	Excitement	Smutek lub niezadowolenie	Nieszczęście i Rozczarowanie
Anger	Rage	Stracić panowanie nad sobą	Annoyance
Irritation	Strach i Przerażenie	Anticipation	Wstyd i Zakłopotanie

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