'V pron refl' - Construction 3
Name: | the disgrace oneself construction |
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Description: | A person does not meet expected standards of behaviour. |
Verbs: | compromise, demean, disgrace, forget, lower, prostitute |
Example: | You've disgraced yourself once too often… (BNC) |
Membership: | action; person; harm |
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