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put to the blush
put to the blush
To be made to blush, usually from shame or embarrassment. I had to leave the dinner party after being put to the blush by my own mother, who decided that my shortcomings were an appropriate topic of conversation.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Miles | | ['mailz] | |
| Machli | | - | Biblical Hebrew |
| Amata | | - | Late Roman |
| Geraint | | GE-rient (Welsh), ji-RAYNT (English) | Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance |
| Thirza | | TIRH-zah | Dutch |
| Seppo (1) | | SEP-po (Finnish) | Finnish, Finnish Mythology |