Sentences with phrase «to spare one's blushes»

The man on - loan from Genoa's moment of inspiration unlocked the Milan defence for Luca Toni who was spared the blushes of his high and wide shot by his offside starting position.

However, they needed a late equaliser from defender Gerard Pique to spare their blushes against derby rivals Espanyol — the only team to have beaten them in the meantime - in the league on Sunday.

Almost everything he did was a negative though it was a surprise to see him hauled off so earlier but perhaps Arsene Wenger was simply sparing his blushes.

Only a late penalty from Cesc Fabregas spared the blushes and another unrequired fixture.

Nervous Newport goalkeeper Joe Day missed four punches clear in the opening half an hour and had Mickey Demetriou to thank for sparing his blushes.

He had a couple of niggling knocks last season, but if Villa can keep Carew fit for the whole season then he may well spare their blushes.

Eyes averted and a hastily placed teacloth spared some blushes, as we all waited until baby had his fill.

Come what may senior figures will be holding out hope for Sadiq Khan - who is set to spare their blushes after polls suggested he will be crowned London mayor.

To be honest the V12 has so much grunt it'll quite happily pull away in 2nd gear, so it'll spare your blushes if muscle memory leads you to think 1st gear is in the normal place.

Downloading saucy stories is becoming increasingly popular with women as the anonymity of the transaction means they are spared the blushes of having to buy a naughty book in stores.

Their fortuitous draw with MK Dons in the third round of the FA Cup, with Heidur Helguson scoring in stoppage time to spare their blushes against the League One side, came on the back of a dismal league sequence which has seen the club go eight without winning, losing six.

Some ministers hope that media regulator Ofcom will spare their blushes by halting the takeover because the hacking scandal shows News Corp would not be a «fit and proper» owner of BSkyB.

When they are used euphemistically to spare blushes, as David Instone - Brewer discovers in the story of Ruth and Boaz.

Left - back Kieran Gibbs volleyed in an equaliser in the 89th minute to spare the blushes, but Podolski came up with the winner in injury time to give Arsenal an unlikely win at the end of a disappointing display.

In the second - half, the Belgian keeper nearly gifted Barcelona another goal, when he coughed up possession to Luis Suarez and had to make a stop to spare his blushes.

Charlie Adam has been Blackpool's knight in shining armour, however the Scot won't always produce a world - class performance to spare their blushes.

Liverpool and Tottenham were toppled there, even United came close and required some second - half heroics in order to spare their blushes, but Chelsea will be wandering what all the fuss is about, as it was they who comprehensively beat the Tangerines 4 - 0 back in September at Stamford Bridge in what remains one of Blackpool's more hard - hitting defeats in their début spell in the Premier League.

I will not name them to spare the blushes of any still living.

I'll spare the blushes of some who back in mid-2016, when Artificial Lawyer started writing daily about this area, suggested it was all «hype», «nothing really is happening», «it's all just marketing», «real client work..?