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sink through the floor
Suffer extreme embarrassment, as in When she called our name on the list of those who owed dues, I sank through the floor. This hyperbolic term dates from the early 1900s.
Example Sentences
Coogler, on the other hand, looked like he wanted to sink through the floor.
“His behavior reminded one of a criminal wishing to sink through the floor.”
Meanwhile, the uncertainty caused by the general election has led business confidence to sink "through the floor", according to the Institute of Directors.
The uncertainty caused by the election result has also led business confidence to sink "through the floor", according to one lobby group.
The uncertainty caused by the general election has led business confidence to sink "through the floor", according to a lobby group.
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