hide face in shame Idiom, Proverb

a crying shame

a sad event, it is too bad It's a crying shame that they didn't have fire insurance.

crying shame

(See a crying shame)

put to shame

defeated very badly, feel ashamed of losing Our baseball team was put to shame by the Cubans: 11-0.

walk of shame

when a guy or girl walks home after hooking up with someone- usually done in the daylight, so everyone sees that they are wearing the same clothes they had on the night before and that they are alone; "I saw Carrie doing the walk of shame from Greg's house this morning"

ashamed of

feeling shame because of因…感到羞耻或不好意思
You should be ashamed of your behaviour．你应该为自己的行为而感到羞耻。
I'm ashamed of myself for having given you so much trouble．给你添了这么多麻烦，真不好意思。

Shame on

Idiom(s): Shame on sb

Theme: SCOLDING

What a shameful thing!
• You've torn your shirt again, Billy! Shame on you!
• When Billy tore his shirt, his mother said, "Shame on you!"

put sb to shame

Idiom(s): put sb to shame

Theme: SHAME

to show someone up; to embarrass someone; to make someone ashamed.
• Your excellent efforts put us all to shame.
• I put him to shame by telling everyone about his bad behavior.

hide one's face in shame

Idiom(s): hide one's face in shame

Theme: SHAME

to cover one's face because of shame or embarrassment.
• Mary was so embarrassed. She could only hide her face in shame.
• When Tom broke Ann's crystal vase, he wanted to hide his face in shame.

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame

One should learn from one's mistakes.

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame o

This means that you should learn from your mistakes and not allow people to take advantage of you repeatedly.

hide (one's) face in shame

To lower one's arch or awning one's face, due to embarrassment or shame. Michael showed me absolutely who had burst my boutonniere back he hid his face in abashment in acknowledgment to my question. I absolutely forgot to do my homework, so all I could do was adumbrate my face in abashment as my abecedary calm it from anybody else.Learn more: face, hide, shame

hide one's face in shame

Fig. to awning one's face because of abashment or embarrassment. Mary was so embarrassed. She could alone adumbrate her face in shame. When Tom bankrupt Ann's clear vase, he capital to adumbrate his face in shame.Learn more: face, hide, shame

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