make the angels blush

verb

make the angels blush

verb
1

To cause great embarrassment.

  • The things you say, Jake McCullough, I swear, you'd make the angels blush!2000, Charlotte Simms, Silver Caress:
  • I got a big lump of cash up front and a lifetime of alimony checks that would make the angels blush.2012, Diane Fanning, Bite the Moon:

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