beet
blow beets
slang To vomit. I felt like I was going to blow beets from seasickness out on that boat.
See also: beet, blow
go beet red
To redden in the face (blush), typically due to embarrassment. She went beet red when her crush came up and talked to her. I went beet red when the teacher made me speak in front of the whole class.
See also: beet, go, red
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
red as a beetroot
BRITISH orred as a beet
AMERICANIf someone is as red as a beetroot, their face is very red, usually because they are hot or embarrassed. After running around in the heat, Jonah's face was as red as a beetroot. He'd been out in the sun so long, he was as red as a beet. Note: You can also say that someone goes or turns red as a beetroot or red as a beet. He turned as red as beetroot when I told him. Meg trembled and went as red as a beet.
See also: beetroot, red
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
red as a beetroot
(of a person) red-faced, typically through embarrassment.See also: beetroot, red
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
(as) red as a ˈbeetroot
(British English) (American English (as) red as a ˈbeet) (informal) with red cheeks, because you feel angry, embarrassed or hot: I could feel myself going red as a beetroot when she said that my work had been chosen for the prize. My face is always as red as a beet when I come out of the sauna.See also: beetroot, red
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
blow beets
tv. to empty one’s stomach; to vomit. What was in that stew? I feel like I gotta blow beets.
See also: beet, blow
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
red as a beet
Flushed from embarrassment, sunburn, physical effort, or some other cause. Although many of the similes involving red are very flattering, notably lips as red as a cherry or cheeks as red as an apple, being red as a beet is not: for example, “After six hours over a hot stove, Jane was red as a beet.” Neither is red as a lobster, as in “A day at the beach left Bill as red as a lobster.”
See also: beet, red
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- blow beets
- blow chunks
- grits
- grocery
- blow (one's) groceries
- blow one’s groceries
- cooky
- blow (one's) cookies
- blow cookies
- blow one’s cookies