put to shame
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English Dictionaryput sb to shameto make someone feel ashamed:
It puts me to shame that I still haven't replied to David's letter. [TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary ▲
Idiomsput to shameput (someone) to shameto cause someone to be embarrassed. I thought I was in pretty good shape for hiking, but Astrid, who is in her 70s, put me to shame. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
put to shameto be much better than someone else, to embarrass someone
The school project of my neighbor's child put our child to shame.
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put to shame v. phr. 1. To disgrace.
The cleanliness of European cities puts our cities to shame. That filthy dump puts our town to shame. 2. To do much better than surpass.
Einstein put other physicists to shame when he proved his theory of relativity correct. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
put someone to shameput (someone) to shameto cause someone to be embarrassed. I thought I was in pretty good shape for hiking, but Astrid, who is in her 70s, put me to shame. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
put someone to shameto be much better than someone else, to embarrass someone
The school project of my neighbor's child put our child to shame.
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