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
Sylvestersil-VES-tər (English)English, Dutch, Danish, German
Yeong-Giyung-geeKorean
CoosKO:SDutch
JabezJAY-bez (English)Biblical
Jannik-Danish
Tzivah-Biblical Hebrew