顔に泥を塗る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 顔に泥を塗る | 顔に泥を塗らない |
| Polite | 顔に泥を塗ります | 顔に泥を塗りません |
| Past polite | 顔に泥を塗りました | 顔に泥を塗りませんでした |
| Past | 顔に泥を塗った | 顔に泥を塗らなかった |
| Te-form | 顔に泥を塗って | 顔に泥を塗らないで |
| Desire | 顔に泥を塗りたい | 顔に泥を塗りたくない |
| Potential | 顔に泥を塗れる | 顔に泥を塗れない |
| Passive | 顔に泥を塗られる | 顔に泥を塗られない |
| Causative | 顔に泥を塗らせる | 顔に泥を塗らせない |
| Causative passive | 顔に泥を塗らせられるalso 顔に泥を塗らされる | 顔に泥を塗らせられないalso 顔に泥を塗らされない |
| Volitional | 顔に泥を塗ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 顔に泥を塗りましょう | |
| Imperative | 顔に泥を塗れ | 顔に泥を塗るな |
| Conditional | 顔に泥を塗れば | 顔に泥を塗らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 顔に泥を塗ったら | 顔に泥を塗らなかったら |
bring disgrace on; put to shame; fling mud at
Idiomatic expression meaning to cause someone to lose face or be publicly humiliated. The image is of smearing mud on someone's face, i.e., dirtying their reputation.
His misconduct brought disgrace on his family.
If you do that, you'll put your teacher to shame.