Explore a rich collection of over 100 similes that vividly describe the feeling of being ashamed in this extensive list.
- As ashamed as a dog with a chewed-up slipper.
- Like a wilted flower in a storm.
- Red-faced as a lobster in a boiling pot.
- Like a mouse caught in a trap.
- As embarrassed as a clown without makeup.
- Blushing like a bride on her wedding day.
- Like a student caught cheating on a test.
- As humiliated as a bird with clipped wings.
- Like a deer caught in headlights.
- Red as a tomato in a hot skillet.
- Like a child with a broken toy.
- As uncomfortable as a cat in a bathtub.
- Like a chef who burned the main course.
- As mortified as a mime with a lost prop.
- Like a fish out of water.
- Blushing like a rose in full bloom.
- As sheepish as a lamb caught in a fence.
- Like a quarterback who fumbled the ball.
- As awkward as a penguin on a tropical beach.
- Like a driver who took the wrong turn.
- Red-faced as a firefighter without water.
- Like a magician revealing a trick.
- As embarrassed as a model with a wardrobe malfunction.
- Like a singer forgetting the lyrics on stage.
- Like a detective who missed a crucial clue.
- As humiliated as a soldier without a weapon.
- Like a surfer wiped out by a huge wave.
- As ashamed as a politician caught in a scandal.
- Like a gardener with a withered plant.
- Like a jester without a jest.
- As uncomfortable as a dancer with two left feet.
- Like a baker with a burnt loaf.
- As mortified as an actor who flubbed the lines.
- Like a captain losing control of the ship.
- Blushing like a cherry in a fruit basket.
- As sheepish as a shepherd who lost a lamb.
- Like a goalie who missed an easy save.
- As awkward as a tightrope walker with vertigo.
- Like a painter who spilled the paint.
- Red-faced as a scientist’s failed experiment.
- Like a poet with a forgotten rhyme.
- As embarrassed as a driver with a flat tire.
- Like a director whose film flopped.
- As humiliated as a pilot with a crashed plane.
- Like a cyclist with a broken chain.
- Like a runner tripping over his shoelaces.
- As ashamed as a chef who served raw food.
- Like a swimmer sinking like a stone.
- As uncomfortable as a teacher with unruly students.
- Like a writer with a lost manuscript.
- Red-faced as a parent with a misbehaving child.
- Like a golfer missing an easy putt.
- As sheepish as a librarian with a lost book.
- Like a carpenter with a crooked table.
- As mortified as a gardener with a weed-filled garden.
- Like a banker losing a client’s money.
- Blushing like a grape turning into wine.
- As awkward as a scientist with a failed experiment.
- Like a chef with a burnt soufflé.
- As embarrassed as a musician with a broken instrument.
- Like a farmer with a barren field.
- As humiliated as a hunter who missed the target.
- Like a traveler with a lost passport.
- As ashamed as a barber with a bad haircut.
- Like a jeweler who lost a precious gem.
- Red-faced as a photographer with a blurry picture.
- Like a sailor stranded on a deserted island.
- As uncomfortable as a doctor with a misdiagnosis.
- Like a pilot with a malfunctioning radar.
- As sheepish as a fisherman with an empty net.
- Like a builder with a collapsed structure.
- As mortified as a musician with an out-of-tune instrument.
- Like a baker with a collapsed cake.
- As awkward as a magician’s failed trick.
- Like a chef with a dropped plate.
- Red-faced as a painter with spilled paint.
- Like a teacher with a failed lesson plan.
- As embarrassed as a driver with a scratched car.
- Like a detective with a closed case.
- As humiliated as a scientist with a retracted theory.
- Like a gardener with a dead garden.
- As ashamed as a writer with a rejected manuscript.
- Like a swimmer with a cramp.
- As uncomfortable as a politician with a scandal.
- Like a runner with a twisted ankle.
- As sheepish as a golfer with a high score.
- Like a photographer with a lost roll of film.
- As mortified as a banker with a bank run.
- Like a librarian with a disorganized library.
- Red-faced as a carpenter with a splinter.
- Like a musician with a broken string.
- As embarrassed as a teacher with a failed class.
- Like a chef with a ruined sauce.
- As humiliated as a farmer with a failed harvest.
- Like a pilot with a lost compass.
- As ashamed as a sailor with a torn sail.
- Like a builder with a collapsing wall.
- As uncomfortable as a hunter with empty traps.
- Like a traveler with a missed flight.
- Red-faced as a jeweler with lost gems.
- Like a barber with uneven hair.
- As sheepish as a photographer with a blurry lens.
- Like a detective with a missing clue.
- As mortified as a painter with a ruined canvas.
- Like a writer with writer’s block.
- As embarrassed as a swimmer with a lost swimsuit.
- Like a cyclist with a flat tire.
- As humiliated as a golfer with a misplayed shot.
- Like a musician with a forgotten melody.
- As ashamed as a teacher with a forgotten lesson.
- Like a chef with a dropped dish.
- As uncomfortable as a scientist with a failed experiment.
- Like a gardener with a garden full of weeds.
- Red-faced as a politician caught in a lie.
- Like a librarian with missing books.
- As sheepish as a banker with a bank closure.
- Like a builder with a collapsing roof.
- As mortified as a traveler with a lost passport.
- Like a pilot with a malfunctioning engine.