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I can't make sense of the phrase:

> 恥を言うようですが、～

From the situation I infer it's the same as 言うのは恥ずかしいですが~, but I'm not
certain.

  * How can a person "say shame" or "tell shame" (恥を言う)?

  * Why is よう attached here?

  * Is it a single set phrase, or do other phrases follow the same pattern?
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The meaning of 恥を言うようです
> 恥を言うようですが、～

I think the above phrase may be the short form of like:  
- 恥 **になること** を言うようですが、～ _It seems to tell something that is shameful, but_ ...  
or  
- 恥 **になるようなこと** を言うようですが、～ _It seems to tell something that seemed shameful, but_ ...

that is similar to what you guess as 言うのは恥ずかしいですが~,

If you know a set phrase "恥を晒｛さら｝す literally _to expose shame_ ", "
**恥を晒すようですが、～** " is similar to the given phrase.

恥をさらす means in my dictionary:  
- bring disgrace on oneself  
- bring shame on oneself  
- disgrace oneself in public 

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## EDIT

> 恥を言うようですが、～

As l'électeur said that the questioner would never see or hear it again, I
also thought that this phrase is not natural as it is. However, since the
questioner answered to the comment that there were some examples of use before
posting the question, I checked it on the Internet. As a result, they were a
very few, but surely there were use examples.  
Among a few examples I'll introduce the following one because I think it is
somewhat natural Japanese.

> 両親はそのうち気付くから、と言うのですが本当に **身内の恥を言うようですが**
> 40過ぎてもいつも自分の事しか考えられない、いつも自分の行動や発言が原因なのに人に何か言われるとすぐ被害者になって泣き、挙句に逆恨み。

It is understood from this example that naturalness increases when "恥" in the
phrase is limited with a modifier relating to "私 or 自分" or "家族" like:

  * 私の恥を言うようですが 
  * 自分の恥を言うようですが 
  * 家族の恥を言うようですが

Even in these examples as well, adding the expression "恐縮｛きょうしゅく｝です" make them
more natural.

  * 私の恥を言うようで恐縮ですが 
  * 自分の恥を言うようで恐縮ですが 
  * 家族の恥を言うようで恐縮ですが 

Also, replacing "言う" with "晒｛さら｝す" introduced earlier will make them sound
very natural.

  * 私の恥を晒すようですが 
  * 自分の恥を晒すようですが 
  * 家族の恥を晒すようですが 

  * 私の恥を晒すようで恐縮ですが 

  * 自分の恥を晒すようで恐縮ですが 
  * 家族の恥を晒すようで恐縮ですが
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