beetroot
go (as) red as a beetroot
To redden in the face (blush), typically due to embarrassment. Primarily heard in UK. She went red as a beetroot when her crush came up and talked to her. I went as red as a beetroot when the teacher made me speak in front of the whole class.
See also: beetroot, go, red
go beetroot (red)
To redden in the face (blush), typically due to embarrassment. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. She went beetroot red when her crush came up and talked to her. I went beetroot when the teacher made me speak in front of the whole class.
See also: beetroot, go
(as) red as a beetroot
Blushing, usually from embarrassment. Primarily heard in UK. I was red as a beetroot when the teacher made me speak in front of the whole class. Oh, Mike definitely likes you—he turns red as a beetroot every time you're around!
See also: beetroot, 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
- go (as) red as a beetroot
- go beetroot (red)
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