面おもて伏ぶせ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

hanging one's head in shame; being too embarrassed to show one's face

Describes a state of deep embarrassment where one cannot bear to look up or show their face. Often used in literary or formal contexts.

• 彼かれは自じ分ぶんの失しっ敗ぱいを思おもい出だし、面おもて伏ぶせの思おもいだった。

  Remembering his mistake, he felt so ashamed he couldn't hold his head up.

• 面おもて伏ぶせして、彼かの女じょは何なにも言いえなかった。

  With her head hung in shame, she couldn't say anything.