a red face
a red face
A feeling or expression of intense embarrassment. He's going to have a red face once he realizes that he mechanic he yelled at over the phone wasn't the one who worked on his car. I was left with a red face after I accidentally sent that private email to the entire office.
See also: face, red
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a red ˈface
(informal) embarrassment: There are going to be a lot of red faces at the bank when they discover their mistake.See also: face, red
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- get a red face
- give (someone) a red face
- give a red face
- blush with
- blush with (an emotion)
- come to mention it
- now (that) you mention it
- as one
- think better of it/(something)
- think better of it/of doing something