put to shame

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./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • put to shame — To disgrace, esp by excelling • • • Main Entry: ↑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:… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • put to shame — index brand (stigmatize), denigrate, humiliate, pillory, reproach, sully Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • put to shame — defeated very badly, feel ashamed of losing    Our baseball team was put to shame by the Cubans: 11 0 …   English idioms

  • put 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • put to shame — Shame, abash, mortify, make ashamed, put to the blush, put out of countenance, put down …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • 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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • put to shame — these new materials put our old plastics to shame Syn: outshine, outclass, eclipse, surpass, excel, outstrip, outdo, put in the shade, upstage; informal run rings around …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • put to shame — idi a) to cause to suffer shame or disgrace b) to outdo; surpass …   From formal English to slang

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