fly into a rage out of extreme shame
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to become furious out of extreme embarrassment or shame
literary形容人因为感到非常丢脸或惭愧，转而用发怒来掩盖或发泄。
Tā他
de的
yīn阴
móu谋
bèi被
dāng当
zhòng众
jiē揭
chuān穿
，
dùn顿
shí时
lǎo老
xiū羞
chéng成
nù怒
，
pāi拍
àn案
ér而
qǐ起
。
His scheme was exposed in public, and he immediately flew into a rage out of shame, slapping the table and standing up.
Bèi被
xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
zhǐ指
chū出
cuò错
wù误
hòu后
，
tā他
lǎo老
xiū羞
chéng成
nù怒
，
fǎn反
ér而
xùn训
chì斥
le了
hái孩
zi子
yī一
dùn顿
。
After being corrected by a child, he became furious out of shame and instead scolded the child.
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Bié别
pī批
píng评
tā他
le了
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
tā他
lǎo老
xiū羞
chéng成
nù怒
。
Don't criticize him further, or he might fly into a rage out of embarrassment.