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egg on (one's) face
egg on (one's) face
The embarrassment that results from a failure or faux pas. Typically used in the phrase "have egg on (one's) face." Oh man, the boss found out that messed up the budget report, and now I have egg on my face. Sally was left with egg on her face after forgetting the words to the song during her audition.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Reva | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi |
Hawthorne | | ['hɔ:θɔ:n] | |
Ramona | | rah-MO-nah (Spanish), rə-MON-ə (English) | Spanish, Romanian, English |
Aliprand | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Ayelet | | - | Hebrew |
Selman | | - | Turkish |