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make the angels blush

make the angels blush verb: to cause great embarrassment.

Verb

make 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)

  1. To cause great embarrassment.
    • The things you say, Jake McCullough, I swear, you'd make the angels blush!2000, Charlotte Simms, Silver Caress
    • 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

Forms of make the angels blush

third-person singular presentmakes the angels blush
present participlemaking the angels blush
past participlemade the angels blush
pastmade the angels blush

Questions about make the angels blush

What does make the angels blush mean?
Make the angels blush means to cause great embarrassment.
What part of speech is make the angels blush?
Make the angels blush is a verb.
What is the past tense of make the angels blush?
The past tense of make the angels blush is made the angels blush.

Words near make the angels blush in the dictionary

  1. make strange
  2. make streaks
  3. make strides
  4. make sure
  5. make terms
  6. make the angels blush
  7. make the bald man cry
  8. make the bed
  9. make the best of
  10. make the best of a bad bargain
  11. make the best of a bad job

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