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肩身  [かたみ]  [肩身が狭い]    meaning:  embarrass  rank: 3
☆ 仕事失敗をして肩身がかった ⇨ I made a huge blunder at work and was embarrassed, humiliated  (☛ Literally means “narrow shoulders”. You have to slouch and keep a low profile because you don’t have prestige, power, or you made an embarrassing mistake)

肩身  [かたみ]  [肩身の狭い]    meaning:  humiliate  rank: 3
☆ 父親のいない子供は肩身のいをした ⇨ In the past, a child without a father, illegitimate child, had to endure humiliation  (☛ Literally means “narrow shoulders”. You have to slouch and keep a low profile because you don’t have prestige, power, or you made an embarrassing mistake)