I put him to shame by telling everyone about his bad behavior.
2. to show someone up. •Your excellent efforts put us all to shame.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
put 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 … New idioms dictionary
put 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 … Useful english dictionary
put someone to shame — shame someone by outdoing or surpassing them. → shame … English new terms dictionary
put 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 … Useful english dictionary
put 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 … Useful english dictionary
put someone down — 1 (informal) he often puts me down: CRITICIZE, belittle, disparage, deprecate, denigrate, slight, humiliate, shame, crush, squash … Useful english dictionary
put someone/something to shame — OUTSHINE, outclass, eclipse, surpass, excel, outstrip, outdo, put in the shade, upstage; informal run rings around, leave standing; Brit. informal knock spots off. → shame … Useful english dictionary
put 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 … Useful english dictionary
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
shame — noun 1》 a feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour. 2》 dishonour. ↘a person or thing bringing dishonour. 3》 a regrettable or unfortunate thing. verb cause to feel ashamed. Phrases put… … English new terms dictionary
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
