give a red face
give (someone) a red face
To cause one to feel, and exhibit signs of, intense embarrassment. The realization that the mechanic he'd yelled at over the phone wasn't the one who'd worked on his car gave Tom a red face. We gave Julie a red face when we informed her that she'd accidentally sent that private email to the entire office.
See also: face, give, red
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
give someone a red face
Fig. to make someone visibly embarrassed. We really gave him a red face when we caught him eavesdropping. His error gave him a very red face.
See also: face, give, red
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head
- give somebody their head
- give someone their head
- cooking for one
- 1FTR
- as one door closes, another one opens