egg on face
egg on (one's) face
The embarrassment that results from a failure or faux pas. Typically used in the phrase "have egg on (one's) face." Oh man, the boss found out that messed up the budget report, and now I have egg on my face. Sally was left with egg on her face after forgetting the words to the song during her audition.
See also: egg, face, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
egg on (one's) face
Informal Embarrassment; humiliation: If you do that, you'll end up with egg on your face.
See also: egg, face, on
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- egg on your face
- egg on (one's) face
- with egg on (one's) face
- with egg on your face
- egg on one's face, have
- have egg on (one's) face
- have egg on face
- have egg on one’s face
- have got egg on (one's) face
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