З174
HE ЗНАТЬ, КУДА ДЕВАТЬСЯ/ДЁТЬСЯ (ДЕТЬ СЕБЙ) (от стыда, смущения и т. п.)
collVPsubj:
humanonly знать conjugates
usu. impfv деваться
fixed WO to experience a feeling of intense embarrassment, awkwardness, shame
X не знал, куда деваться - X didn't know where (which way) to look (turn) (from embarrassment (for shame etc))
X didn't know where to hide (from embarrassment (for shame
etc))X was so embarrassed (ashamed
etc) he didn't know what to do (with himself)X was about to (thought he'd
etc) die (from embarrassment
etc).