Expressions (A–Z)
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His face becomes pale/ he blenched
He paled due to great shame, distress, or illness.
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His face was covered
Embarrassed; ashamed; abashed.
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His old age did not shame his youth
His behavior in old age was dignified and good, just as it had been in his youth...
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His Old Age Shamed His Childhood
See: "His old age did not shame his youth."
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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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in shamefacedness
See: 'Shame of Faces.'
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It is beneath his dignity
It is a shame for him. It is a disgrace for him. By analogy: The matter is not f...
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Lowered his eyes
He lowered his eyes downward. He looked with a gaze turned to the earth. He dimi...
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Necessity knows no law/ necessity is a cruel master/ "must" is a bitter word
A necessity that cannot be denied. A thing that must be done and is not bound by...
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No shame
Figuratively: unbearable acts that evoke disgust.
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