put to shame

[put to shame] {v. phr.}

1. To disgrace.

* /The cleanliness of European cities puts our cities to shame./

* /That filthy dump puts our town to shame./

2. To do much better than surpass.

* /Einstein put other physicists to shame when he proved his theory of relativity correct./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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