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
JoŽIca-Slovene, Croatian
Rajkumari-Indian, Hindi
Nino (2)-Ancient Near Eastern (Hellenized), Georgian
SandroSAHN-dro (Italian)Italian, Georgian
Erlantz-Basque
Phokas-Ancient Greek