put (someone or something) to shame

idiom

: to be much better than (someone or something)

Her art project put mine to shame.

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However, Iron Maiden’s relentless showmanship and authenticty can’t help but put to shame the many of these bands that rely heavily on these sonic modifications, especially those whose performances are entirely mapped around a click and a wall backing tracks. —Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

First of all, people were put to shame, me and others out there that talked about Joe Biden's mental acuity. —ABC News, 18 May 2025

She was also struck by the Bailey family’s huge Christmas tree, which put to shame the small one that her family kept on a table at home. —Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024

Right about now, the super generation of Monarch butterflies that hatched earlier this summer at Ladew Topiary Gardens is embarking on a gluttonous nectar binge that would put to shame the notorious banquets of ancient Rome. —Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023

Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors? —Yaa Bofah, Good Housekeeping, 9 Jan. 2023

His personal courage and blunt rhetoric put to shame the moral minnows who cynically and foolishly criticize his dress, manner, history, and aims. —Matthew Continetti, National Review, 24 Dec. 2022

The performance and efficiency of the A15 E-cores also put to shame the rest of the pack. —Chris Smith, BGR, 5 Oct. 2021