look small

look small
look small
To appear or feel foolish and ashamed
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Main Entry:look
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look small
1. To look silly or insignificant
2. To be snubbed
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Main Entry:small

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to feel or look ashamed or unimportant, especially because of something that someone has said or done

He’s the sort of person who enjoys making other people look small.

Thesaurus: feeling ashamed or embarrassedsynonym
Main entry: small

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see small

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look/feel ˈsmall idiom
to look or feel stupid, weak, ashamed, etc

There's no need to make me look small in front of all these people.

I felt really small when I realized how much time he'd spent on it.

Main entry:smallidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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