out of countenance

Uneasy; ashamed. I'm sorry if I'm quiet—I made a big mistake at work today, and it really put me out of countenance.

disconcerted or unpleasantly surprised.

Countenance here has the sense of ‘confidence of demeanour or calmness of expression’.

词组	out of countenance
释义	out of countenance out of countenance Uneasy; ashamed. I'm sorry if I'm quiet—I made a big mistake at work today, and it really put me out of countenance. See also: of, out Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. out of countenance disconcerted or unpleasantly surprised. Countenance here has the sense of ‘confidence of demeanour or calmness of expression’. See also: of, out Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be in it for be pressed for time a run on (something) away from it all (the) odds are against (something) be pushed for time a rush on (something) be out of (one's) head be at a disadvantage at a disadvantage
随便看	be like putty in someone's hands be like rearranging (the) deckchairs on the Titanic be like ships in the night be like ships that pass in the night be like taking candy from a baby be like talking to a brick wall be like trying to find a needle in a haystack be like two peas in a pod be like watching grass grow be like watching paint dry be (like) water off a duck's back be little love lost between (two people) be, live, etc. in a world of your own be/live in each other's pockets be/live on borrowed time be living high on the hog be living in a fool's paradise be (living) on another planet be living on borrowed time be living proof of (something) be living proof of something be living proof that bell bell, book, and candle bell, book, and candle things that are miraculous or that signal that