egg on one's face
English
Etymology
Attested by 1948.
Noun
egg on one's face (uncountable)
- (informal) Embarrassment or humiliation; damage to one's reputation.
- He really has egg on his face after that gaffe.
- The Observer, 01/04/2007, Bishop blocks gay youth worker's job, [1]
- I hope the bishop of Hereford comes out of this with a great deal of egg on his face.
Translations
- Note: These are translations for the verb phrase "have egg on one's face".
suffer embarrassment or humiliation
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