spare someone's blushes

动词 v.
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英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To save someone from embarrassment. idiomatic
    — He faced us as we assembled for breakfast with a deprecating false modesty in his eyes, as who should say, "I know that I deserve all that you can say, but I pray you to spare my blushes by not saying it." His beard bristled exultantly, his chest was thrown out, and his hand was thrust into the front of his jacket.

词形变化

spares someone's blushes present,singular,third-person sparing someone's blushes participle,present spared someone's blushes participle,past spared someone's blushes past
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