Expressions (A–Z)
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a trampled threshold
See: "like a trampled threshold".
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D
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Dragged him by the nose
He saw: "He pulled him by the nose."
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I
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I am your servant
See: "your faithful servant".
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in great sorrow / in grief and shame / “his head covered in shame”
In mourning; figuratively, in deep sorrow or humiliation, with one’s head bowed...
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Lost his honor
Was humiliated; no longer holds the same social status or respect as before.
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S
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shamefacedness
Great shame. Humiliation of a person in public. Disgrace. Or: shyness and modest...
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T
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They came upright like barley and went low like lentils
Figuratively: They arrived full of pride and left humiliated. Or: They started w...
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Went out with his tail between his legs
Left in defeat or humiliation, feeling like a failure.
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When they spit in his face, he says it's raining
See: "If they spit in your face, don't say it's raining."
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