give a bad account of (oneself)
give a bad account of (oneself)
To act or behave in a way that reflects poorly on oneself. I'm worried that I gave a bad account of myself in that job interview today. He's very bright and extremely talented, but he has such terrible people skills that he always gives a bad account of himself around others.
See also: account, bad, give, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- put (oneself) on the line
- put yourself on the line
- for (one's) (own) sake
- for sake
- kick oneself
- kick yourself
- wash hands of
- wash one's hands of
- wash your hands of somebody/something
- wash your hands of something/someone