with egg on (one's) face



with egg on (one's) face

Extremely embarrassed or humiliated due to some failure or faux pas. I was left with egg on my face after I fell off the stage in front of all those people.
See also: egg, face, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Benedict['benədikt]
Proctor['prɔktə]
Murron-Scottish
GeorgiaJOR-jə (English)English, Greek
Conley['kɔnli]
Vercingetorixwer-keeng-GE-to-reeks (Ancient Roman), vur-sin-JET-ə-riks (English)Ancient Celtic