komma på skam

Swedish

Verb

komma skam (present kommer på skam, preterite kom på skam, supine kommit på skam, imperative kom på skam)

  1. (idiomatic) to turn out to not be fulfilled or to be wrong
    mina fördomar kom på skam
    my prejudices turned out to be wrong
    farhågorna vissa hyst kom på skam
    the concerns some had harbored turned out to be unfounded
    Min entusiasm kom på skam, den blev dränkt, i långa bollar på Bengt
    My enthusiasm turned out to be unfounded, it was drowned, in long balls to Bengt (from the Svenne Rubins songs "Långa bollar på Bengt")
    Kritiken kom på skam. Nisses metod fungerade utmärkt.
    The criticism turned out to be off target. Nisse's method worked great.

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