Put something to shame?

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Can you use the phrase 'put to shame' with innanimate nouns? I came across it on the Internet but somehow it doesn't feel right.

2006-12-20 19:00:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

Yes. You can use it as a metaphor. I think there is a term for it - personification, maybe. To give an object human characteristics.

2006-12-20 19:21:02 · answer #1 · answered by girl from oz 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋

The light bulb was put to shame by the sunrise.

2006-12-20 19:04:38 · answer #2 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋

i think it means "to expose something" but i'm not sure.

2006-12-20 19:03:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋