go beetroot

go beetroot (red)

(British & Australian) also go as red as a beetroot (British & Australian)

to become very red in the face, usually because you are embarrassed

Usage notes: A beetroot is a small, round vegetable that is a very dark red/purple colour.

Whenever the kids asked him about his girlfriend he'd go beetroot.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hackett	['hækit]
Eugenia	e-oo-KHE-nyah (Spanish), e-uw-GEN-yah (Polish), yoo-JEE-nee-ə (English), yoo-JEEN-yə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Alesia	-	English
Molly	MAHL-ee	English
Tasgall	-	Scottish
Karolina	kah-raw-LEE-nah (Polish), kah-ro-LEE-nah (Swedish, German)	Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, German