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Stevenukd Posted 19 years ago
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SHOW UP

- Dear Teachers,

1. She likes to humiliate her ex in front of others.

2. She likes to show her ex up in front of other people.

- Are these natural and the same meaning?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd.
  

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Close, and they might mean the same thing sometimes, but I'd say 'humiliate' is far stronger. Also, you could show someone up by embarrassing them, or even by making an idiot of yourself (and thus embarrassing them by association).

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  • Close, and they might mean the same thing sometimes, but I'd say 'humiliate' is far stronger.
  • Also, you could show someone up by embarrassing them, or even by making an idiot of yourself (and thus embarrassing them by association).
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Close, and they might mean the same thing sometimes, but I'd say 'humiliate' is far stronger. Also, you could show someone up by embarrassing them, or even by making an idiot of yourself (and thus embarrassing them by association).
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Stevenukd- Dear Teachers,

1. She likes to humiliate her ex in front of others.

2. She likes to show her ex up in front of other people.

- Are these natural and the same meaning?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd.
They are virtually the same. "Show up", however, usually implies
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