| 单词 | not to know where to put oneself |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot to know where to put oneself P9. colloquial (chiefly British). not to know where to put oneself: to be confused, flustered, or distressed; to be severely discomfited, esp. as a result of embarrassment or self-consciousness. ΚΠ 1861 All for Best I. xii. 194 I really should have come to pay my parting respects to dear Miss Mabel,..only you see, I've been so busy I didn't know where to put myself. 1890 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 457 I have worked for that amount of money..till I do not know where to put myself. 1943 Times 27 Mar. 2/7 (advt.) I was just about mad with pain... I did not know where to put myself. 1986 R. Sproat Stunning the Punters 68 He was begging and pleading with me in a little quiet voice and with tears rolling down his cheeks so I didn't know where to put myself. 2000 Scotl. on Sunday (Nexis) 6 Aug. 15 He just didn't know where to put himself, he was suddenly so conscious of his every move, it destroyed his speech. < as lemmas |
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