red as a beetroot



red as a beetroot

Blushing, usually from embarrassment. I was red as a beetroot when the teacher made me speak in front of the whole class. Oh, Mike definitely likes you—he turns red as a beetroot every time you're around!
See also: beetroot, red

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Svante-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
LeonardLEN-ərd (English), LAY-o-nahrt (Dutch)English, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Lorenzo[lɔ'renzəu]
Jehoiachin-Biblical
Aphroditea-frə-DIE-tee (English)Greek Mythology
Anicetus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)