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Jan 1, 2014 · Derby (central England) English - England. Jan 1, 2014. #3. I agree. "What a shame of you" is not correct (and there are some other mistakes on that page). "Shame of you" is not correct either. "What a shame" is idiomatic, but it is impersonal and means "What a pity": it does not imply "Shame on you."
Mar 19, 2012 · The short answer is "no". I don't know of a simple rule to establish a difference between "in shame" and "for shame". Besides, it is commonly used with other prepositions, such "with (or without) shame", "put to shame", "shame on you" etc. There is an overlap between the senses of modesty and humiliation; there are many idiomatic phrases ...
Jul 14, 2021 · Context: “Have you no shame?”. Biden decries republican attack on voting rights. Copied from original title. Cagey, moderator. Why the expression “Have you no shame?” is correct and authentic? Should it be “ Do you have no shame?” though I understand that the tone is much softer this way.
Sep 4, 2011 · Shame是我在最近一段时间里看到的最好的片子了。 它给人的感觉很诚实，很纯净，优雅且充满美感。 虽然一开头法叔就放了大招让我在电影院里还是很晕眩了一阵子，但是随后，慢慢地，这片子就向我露出了它值得回味咀嚼的片段。
Sep 23, 2015 · entangledbank said: Not really. They can both be said for very minor annoyances, or for quite large, serious things. They don't contain the emotional impact of the independent words 'shame' or 'pity'. A: "I broken your cup". B: "That's a pity/shame, I liked that cup." A: "The earthquake destroyed all those houses."
Sep 12, 2015 · To just indicate a real pitying disappointment about that or anything else in a phrase with no further details, I'd use "What a shame!", but in a whole sentence I would in fact use "It's such a shame that.." noun: Shame=disgrace. adjective: ashamed=feeling embarrassed and guilty for having done something unworthy. Two different words and ideas.
Oct 30, 2006 · The phrase in question, "Shame on the road is written off", appears in anime Azumanga Daioh (ep 3.) on several occasions. Notably, on [18:24] Yukari allows herself to drink too much. She justifies her behviour by appealing to this particular proverb. Then, Nyamo objects by mentioning that they are still within their neighborhood.
Mar 23, 2010 · May 11, 2015. #8. When we say "What a shame!" we aren't saying that the person we are talking to was shamed, or put in a shameful situation. We are using the meaning our dictionary describes this way: a cause for regret, disappointment, etc.: It was a shame you weren't there.
Jun 8, 2010 · Spanish-Venezuela. Jun 8, 2010. #6. I agree in some way with what Sidlexia have said. "Spanish shame" is an expression coming from an spanish term. It's never used and, as Jinti have already said, there are other expressions used to say "pena/vergüenza ajena". Read the first part of this article. It might help.
Jul 3, 2012 · Walk of shame is used among stunt-kite flyers to describe walking the length of your flying lines (typically 100-200 feet) to set your kite up for a re-launch after crashing. I suspect that walk of game is a relatively recent made-up phrase which rhymes and matches the construction, and is (obscurely) intended to be its opposite.
