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
VanamoVAH-nah-moFinnish
Varlam-Russian
Scarlett['ska:lət]
Desiderata-Late Roman
Auxentios-Ancient Greek
Heliodoroe-lyo-DHO-ro (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese