put to shame

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To humiliate; to disgrace.

   “Any other man in my place would have gone to his house and shot him down like a dog. I wanted to do it, and was minded to do it, but a better thought came to me: to put him to shame; to break his heart; to kill him by inches.”

2. fiil To outdo thoroughly; to surpass; to outperform; to show up.

   “Henry put me to shame; he fought, and fought bravely. John and I had made no resistance.”