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
See also:
  • 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