make the angels blush

verb

To cause great embarrassment.

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Meanings

verbmake the angels blush (third-person singular simple present makes the angels blush, present participle making the angels blush, simple past and past participle made the angels blush)

present singular third person makes the angels blush · participle present making the angels blush · participle past made the angels blush · past made the angels blush

  1. To cause great embarrassment.

    The things you say, Jake McCullough, I swear, you'd make the angels blush!

    2000, Charlotte Simms, Silver Caress
    1 more example

    I got a big lump of cash up front and a lifetime of alimony checks that would make the angels blush.

    2012, Diane Fanning, Bite the Moon
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