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
MÀIriMA:-reeScottish
Innocentius-Late Roman
Yevgeniyayev-GYE-nee-yah, eev-GYE-nee-yahRussian
Florencioflo-REN-thyo (Spanish), flo-REN-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Walentynavah-len-TI-nahPolish
KelseyKEL-seeEnglish