Put (someone) To Shame Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Put (someone) To Shame Idiom mean?

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put (someone) to shame What does put (someone) to shame mean?	to be much better than someone else, to embarrass someone	The school project of my neighbor's child put our child to shame.
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get the cold shoulder (from someone) What does "get the cold shoulder (from someone)" mean?	be ignored, be rejected	Yesterday, one of the women who I work with gave me the cold shoulder all day.
a fraidy-cat What does "a fraidy-cat" mean?	someone who is easily frightened (usually used by children)	The little boy called his friend a fraidy-cat because his friend would not climb the tree.
stuff a sock in it What does "stuff a sock in it" mean?	be quiet; shut up; stop stalking
on end What does "on end" mean?	seemingly endless	My uncle works for hours on end at his hobbies.
head-on What does "head-on" mean?	in a way that is exactly opposite, opposed to someone in an argument or fight	They decided to deal with their opponents in a head-on manner in order to win the fight.
above par What does "above par" mean?	more than average, above normal, more than the face value of a bond/stock/currency	The currency was selling above par at the small exchange shop.

tongue-in-cheek What does "tongue-in-cheek" mean?	insincere, joking	The speaker made several tongue-in-cheek remarks about the politician.
salt away (money) What does "salt away (money)" mean?	to save money	My uncle salted away thousands of dollars before he died.
a bat out of hell What does "a bat out of hell" mean?	very fast (bats are not birds but are mammals that can fly)	The man left here like a bat out of hell. I do not know why he was in such a hurry.

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Put (someone) To Shame Idiom