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May 26, 2017 · May 26, 2017. #1. Hello all, Could someone please let me know which one of these sentences sound more appropriate. 1) He is a disgrace to the entire nation. 2) He is a disgrace for the entire nation. It sometimes become difficult to select between "to" and "for". Many thanks.
Jan 27, 2010 · Jan 27, 2010. #1. At the beginning of the cartoon Corpse Bride directed by Tim Burton, Mr Eveglot sings, "who would guess in a millions years that our daughter with a face of an otter in disgrace would provide our ticket to a rightful place." Why does he describe his daughter as "an otter in disgrace", and what does otter stand for or imply in ...
Jul 3, 2019 · Jul 6, 2019. #7. We do say 'bring disgrace upon the family (name)' but as the others have said it's a bit much in a context such as yours. It's also a rather outdated concept, when the behaviour of the so-called 'black sheep' of the family would have been said to have brought shame on his family (family honour, bla bla bla).
Aug 18, 2019 · Russian. Aug 18, 2019. #1. Hello. What's difference between shame and disgrace in these sentences. Ex. 1) He shamed/disgraced our family after having done that. 2) It's shame/disgrace he hasn't enrolled at the university. 3) it's shameful/disgraceful to let him sleep outside.
Mar 8, 2020 · Mar 8, 2020. #1. What does "in-your-face disgrace" mean? Chowder: Three seconds on the clock. I'm playing basketball. It’s time for an in-your-face disgrace. [he throws the ball, only it for it to bounce of the hoop and hit him in the face; he cries out and falls to the driveway as the ball bounces away] DJ: Are you okay?
Oct 4, 2005 · The word translates "disgraced" but more of having falling from grace in a very bad way for having done something aweful and wishing death upon them beacause of what was done or who they are as a result. Much like the posted "figlio di...." If one is the son of a...then the person was a disgrace. Coincidently, I recently heard this on the radio ...
