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
RikkiRIK-eeEnglish (Modern)
SvĚTlana-Czech
JacobJAY-kəb (English), YAH-kawp (Dutch)English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Jewish, Biblical
DorianDAWR-ee-ən (English)English, French
Archil-Georgian
Glaucus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)