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(as) red as a beet

Blushing or flushed, especially from embarrassment. Primarily heard in US. I was red as a beet when the teacher made me speak in front of the whole class. Oh, Mike definitely likes you—he turns as red as a beet every time you're around! Are you sure you don't need help carrying that? Your face has gone as red as a beet!

blow beets

slang To vomit. I felt like I was going to blow beets from seasickness out on that boat.

go (as) red as a beet

To redden in the face (blush), as due to anger, embarrassment, strain, etc. Primarily heard in US. She goes red as a beet whenever her crush starts talking to her. I went as red as a beet when the boss chastised me in front of the entire office. Are you sure you don't need help carrying that? Your face has gone as red as a beet!

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.

red as a beetroot

BRITISH or

red as a beet

AMERICAN

If 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.

red as a beetroot

(of a person) red-faced, typically through embarrassment.

(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.

blow beets

tv. to empty one’s stomach; to vomit. What was in that stew? I feel like I gotta blow beets.

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.”