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.
See also: egg, face, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Valeria[və'liəriə]
LÜTfÜ-Turkish
Edvige-Italian
Felizitasfe-LEE-tsee-tahsGerman
Kleitos-Ancient Greek
Hooper['hu:pə]