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Silak12 Posted 12 years ago
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ruined my impression?
Hi!
Could you tell me what phrase do we use in this situation?
I have been behaving very disciplinedly almost throughout the 2 sessions of my college but at the farewell, I eventually do something that makes everyone have a bad impression of me? Am i correct to say " I have ruined my impression on my teachers."
What more appropiate expression can I use here or what do we call that thing that spoils our impression?
Could you tell me what phrase do we use in this situation?
I have been behaving very disciplinedly almost throughout the 2 sessions of my college but at the farewell, I eventually do something that makes everyone have a bad impression of me? Am i correct to say " I have ruined my impression on my teachers."
What more appropiate expression can I use here or what do we call that thing that spoils our impression?
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I have destroyed my image.
- I have destroyed my image.
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I have damaged my reputation.
In the UK there is an expression "blot one's copybook", which means the same kind of thing. I don't know whether this would be understood elsewhere.
In the UK there is an expression "blot one's copybook", which means the same kind of thing. I don't know whether this would be understood elsewhere.
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GPYan expression "blot one's copybook", which means the same kind of thing. I don't know whether this would be understood elsewhere.I've never heard it, but I like it.
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GPY"blot one's copybook",Hi GPY! Does that expression mean that 'causing people to respect or trust you less', by any chance?
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BAYRAM ERDEMHi GPY! Does that expression mean that 'causing people to respect or trust you less', by any chance?By implication often yes. Literally it means:
to spoil one's reputation by making a mistake, offending against social customs, etc
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GPYSorry, I don't mean "literally" at all ....So am I right in saying that you used 'literally' to emphasise the verb 'to block one's copybook', even if it's not actually true in a literal sense?
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BAYRAM ERDEMSo am I right in saying that you used 'literally' to emphasise the verb 'to block one's copybook', even if it's not actually true in a literal sense?I made a mistake and used the word in error.
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