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
Ariadnaah-RYAHD-nah (Spanish, Polish)Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Polish
Michi (1)mee-cheeJapanese
JÓSka-Hungarian
Reut-Hebrew
WilliVI-leeGerman
ChaseCHAYSEnglish