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
Amar (1)-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Petuniapə-TOON-yə, pə-TYOON-yəEnglish (Rare)
Isobel-Scottish
Gertrudes-Portuguese
MargeryMAHR-jə-reeEnglish
CyndiSIN-deeEnglish