put to shame
31shame — See: for shame, put to shame …
32shame — Hilahila, waia. ♦ To put to shame, ho ohilahila, ho owaia, ho ohoka. ♦ What a shame! Aloha ino! …
33put to the blush — See put to shame …
34put in the shade — Candi s clarinet solo puts mine in the shade Syn: surpass, outshine, outclass, overshadow, eclipse, transcend, cap, top, outstrip, outdo, put to shame, beat, outperform, upstage; informal run rings around, be a cut above …
35put someone/something in the shade — SURPASS, outshine, outclass, overshadow, eclipse, transcend, cap, top, outstrip, outdo, put to shame, beat, outperform, upstage; informal run rings around, be a cut above, leave standing. → shade …
36put something to shame — put someone/something/to shame phrase to make someone or something seem bad or less impressive by comparison They’re so efficient they put us to shame. Thesaurus: to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassedsynonym Main entry …
37put someone to shame — put someone/something/to shame phrase to make someone or something seem bad or less impressive by comparison They’re so efficient they put us to shame. Thesaurus: to make someone feel ashamed or embarrassedsynonym Main entry …
38put someone or something to shame — put (someone or something) to shame : to be much better than (someone or something) Her art project put mine to shame. [=her art project was much better than mine] • • • Main Entry: ↑shame …
39put somebody to shame — put sb/sth to ˈshame idiom to be much better than sb/sth • Their presentation put ours to shame. • Her energy and enthusiasm puts the rest of us to shame (= makes us feel embarrassed and guilty that we are not the same). Main entry: ↑shame …
40put someone to shame — put (someone) to shame to 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 …
