"embarrassing" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- But an even more embarrassing confrontation with the public came in July with government's draft plans to dismantle the entire planning system.
- And we'd like to avoid, you know, any embarrassing confrontations?
- Nevertheless, the potential for embarrassing or explosive confrontations between protesters and the administration is increasing as the start of the convention looms closer without final arrangements being set.
- By obtaining a copy of the rules and studying them in advance, visitors learn to avoid embarrassing confrontations with condo commandos.
- He was about to cross the room, to head off what he knew would be an embarrassing and confusing confrontation, when he felt a touch on his sleeve.
- Machen said Zook's undoing resulted from his team's on-field troubles, not from an embarrassing confrontation Sept. 16 at a fraternity house.
- If she went on, there might be an embarrassing confrontation.
- Japanese power brokers also recognized the drumbeat and moved quickly to pre-empt an embarrassing confrontation during the Bush visit.
- There was surely an embarrassing confrontation in the air.
- However it wasn't until an embarrassing confrontation with my (understanding) neighbours about their burglar alarm that I solved the mystery of the over-wintering tadpoles.
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