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
CÉSarTHE-sahr (Spanish), SE-sahr (Latin American Spanish)French, Spanish, Portuguese
Lal-Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Margit-Hungarian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Estonian
Mercedes['mə:sidi:z]
SherlockSHUR-lahk (English)Literature
Ieuan-Welsh