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
SantosSAHN-tosSpanish
KoenKOONDutch
Zachariaszak-ə-RIE-əs (English)Biblical, Biblical Greek
Tsvetanka-Bulgarian
Masuyomah-soo-yoJapanese
TertiusTUR-shəs (English)Ancient Roman