to shame

See: PUT TO SHAME.

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for shame

[for shame] {interj.} Shame on you; you should be ashamed of yourself. - An exclamation no longer in common use, having been largely replaced by "shame on you". * /"For […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

crying shame

[crying shame] {n. phr.} A glaring disgrace, scandal, injustice. www.sky-net-eye.com

hide one's face

[hide one's face] or [hide one's head] {v. phr.} 1. To lower your head or turn your face away because of shame or embarrassment. * /The teacher found out that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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