Expressions (A–Z)
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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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Lowered his eyes
He lowered his eyes downward. He looked with a gaze turned to the earth. He dimi...
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Mocking arrows
The words of a derogatory joke.
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shamefacedness
Great shame. Humiliation of a person in public. Disgrace. Or: shyness and modest...
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The Glory Has Departed from Israel
Metaphorically: The Jewish people suffered humiliation or great distress.
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The Pride of Man Will Humble Him
The end of the proud is to be humbled. As a children's saying goes: "Whoever is...
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The Pride of Man Will Humble Him
The end of the haughty is to be humbled. As the children's proverb says: 'Whoeve...
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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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To be cast down with gloom/to be as black as the bottom of a pot
By metaphor: he was humiliated. Great shame was caused to him (literally: his fa...
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