have egg on one’s face



have egg on one’s face

tv. to be embarrassed by something one has done. (As if one went out in public with a dirty face. Have got can replace have.) She’s really got egg on her face!
See also: egg, face, have, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Spyro-Greek
Ean-Manx
Iob-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
ArthurAHR-thər (English), ar-TUYR (French), AHR-toor (German), AHR-tur (Dutch)English, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Jurryt-Frisian
Saltanat-Kazakh