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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

make a scene

Hi,

Does 'make a scene' only mean 'a loud angry argument, especially in a public place'? If someone crys or does something embarrassing in a public place, could we say he makes a scene?

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Hi, It really refers to causing any incident in public that involves emotion and that makes someone feel embarrassed. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, It really refers to causing any incident in public that involves emotion and that makes someone feel embarrassed.
  • Clive
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Hi,

It really refers to causing any incident in public that involves emotion and that makes someone feel embarrassed.

Clive
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embarrass themselves by strange behavior
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Hmm. I'm not sure I agree that they embarrass themselves. They may well embarrass others, though. Sometimes the person who is making the scene has no sense of shame about it at all.
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That's true, GG.

But the fact that they embarass themselves doesn't mean that they feel embarrassed, or does it? It just means they've managed to become the laughingstock ... , IMO.

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Thank you all very much.
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