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have egg on face |
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have egg on one's face Fig. to be embarrassed by something one has done. (As if one went out in public with a dirty face.) I was completely wrong, and now I have egg on my face. She's really got egg on her face! have egg on your face (informal) to seem stupid because of something you have done You'll be the one who has egg on your face if it goes wrong. See can't boil an egg, lay an egghave egg on your face to be embarrassed If the computer problems continue, then the software giant will have egg on its face. Related vocabulary: blow up in your faceUsage notes: also used in the form with egg on your face: People who supported him came away with egg on their faces. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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