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.
See also: blush, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ŠTefanijashte-FAHN-ee-yah (Croatian)Slovene, Croatian
Mathildema-TEELD (French), mah:-TIL-də (Dutch)French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish
Denton['dentən]
Gregg[greg]
Arik-Hebrew
Oswine-Anglo-Saxon