one's ears are red



one's ears are red

Fig. [for someone's ears] to be red from embarrassment. I'm so embarrassed. Wow, are my ears red! My ears are red! I can't believe I said that.
See also: ear, red

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Minakomee-nah-koJapanese
Junjoon (Korean)Chinese, Korean
Tacitotah-CHEE-to (Italian), tah-THEE-to (Spanish), tah-SEE-to (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Alphonse['aelfɔns]
Lucilio-Italian
Jordanahor-DAH-nah (Spanish), jawr-DAN-ə (English)Spanish, Portuguese, Macedonian, English (Rare)