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
Purvis['pɜ:vis]
Obi-Western African, Igbo
Vasanti-Indian, Marathi
Keren Happukh-Biblical Hebrew
Luka-Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic
Latonia[lə'təunə]