wish the ground would swallow up



wish the ground would swallow you up

to wish that you could disappear because you feel very embarrassed Everyone in the room was staring at me and I stood there wishing the ground would swallow me up.
See also: ground, swallow, up, wish

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Moray-Scottish
Chinwendu-Western African, Igbo
MileMEE-le (Croatian, Serbian)Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Aliyya-Arabic
MuadhnaitMOO-natIrish
HomerHO-mər (English)English, Ancient Greek (Anglicized)