Idiom
name and shame
Meaning
To publish the name of (a person or organization that has committed some transgression) so as to single them out for individual blame and censure.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The local newspaper plans to name and shame the litterbugs in town.”
“The government decided to name and shame companies that fail to pay their employees a fair minimum wage.”
“By choosing to name and shame the corrupt officials publicly, the activists hoped to force a significant change in the department's leadership.”
Examples
simple
“The local newspaper plans to name and shame the litterbugs in town.”
contextual
“The government decided to name and shame companies that fail to pay their employees a fair minimum wage.”
complex
“By choosing to name and shame the corrupt officials publicly, the activists hoped to force a significant change in the department's leadership.”
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