to show one's butt
- idiom
- Informal
:
hacer el ridículo
- After tripping on stage, she realized she had accidentally shown her butt to the entire audience.
Examples
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He was so nervous during the speech that he ended up showing his butt in front of everyone.
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Don't show your butt at the party tonight; try to stay calm and collected.
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Don't show your butt in public!
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He showed his butt during the party.
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When he spilled his drink all over himself, he really showed his butt in front of his friends.
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She didn't mean to show her butt during the presentation, but her nervousness got the better of her.
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After making that embarrassing mistake at work, he felt that he had shown his butt to everyone.
Synonyms
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2.1
Make someone feel awkward or ashamed in front of others
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8.5
To act in a way that makes you look foolish in front of others
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7.7
To say or do something embarrassing by accident
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8.5
To say or do something embarrassing by accident
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7.5
To behave so others notice you in an embarrassing way
To say something embarrassing without meaning to
Antonyms
How Embarrassing
- Offensive
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4.1
- Informal
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- Informal
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4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal composition 'show' + 'one's' + 'butt' yields a clear image of exposing the buttocks, which naturally implies embarrassment, so a B1 learner who knows the words could plausibly infer the general idea of embarrassing oneself. However, the use as a figurative description of revealing an awkward trait or behaving shamefully is a metaphorical extension and can be ambiguous between literal and idiomatic readings, so the relation is not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Show one's butt comes from the very literal image of someone turning and showing their butt to other people, a rude or surprising act. That's why it now means 'to embarrass yourself' or to act in a way that reveals something awkward or shameful about you.