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Feelings - Shame & Embarrassment
Explore English idioms regarding shame and embarrassment with examples like "eat humble pie" and "red in the face".
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to spare one's blushes
to avoid doing or saying something that would embarrass someone
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![Definition & Meaning of \"to [spare|save] {one's} blushes\"](/assets/icons/dictionary-link.svg){kind=icon}
to make a spectacle of oneself
to behave in a very foolish and embarrassing way in the presence of others
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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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(as) red as a cherry
used to describe someone who is extremely red in the face due to embarrassment
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to swallow one's pride
to have no choice but to do something that is embarrassing in one's standards
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to put one's foot in one's mouth
to do or say something that leads to someone's embarrassment
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egg on one's face
a situation in which one is badly embarrassed because of what one did or said
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to eat humble pie
to admit one's mistakes or accept a humiliating situation or defeat
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