for shame
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“For shame, Sioux City, for shame.”
Our business culture is different too: We are the most entrepreneurial country in the world, and we regard business failure not as a cause for shame but as useful experience for the next attempt.
From Los Angeles Times
For shame, Lincoln Riley, for shame.
From Los Angeles Times
They cannot be embarrassed into respecting the law when they lack the capacity for shame in the first place.
From Slate
But wealth shouldn’t be a cause for shame, she said.
From Seattle Times
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