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
OlovOL-ovSwedish
Charley['tʃa:li]
Hyatt['haiət]
Phelan-Irish
Arber['a:rbə]
VicenÇ-Catalan