red in the face



red in the face

Fig. embarrassed. After we found Ann hiding in the closet, she became red in the face. The speaker kept making errors and became red in the face.
See also: face, red

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ShellySHEL-eeEnglish
Allegra[ə'legrə]
Blevins['blevinz]
Uilleam-Scottish
Misi-Hungarian
Alexandera-lig-ZAN-dər (English), ah-lek-SAHN-der (German), ah-lək-SAHN-dər (Dutch), AW-lek-sawn-der (Hungarian)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient