red as a beetroot
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Adjective
[edit]- (simile) Bright red in colour; used of the human face when a person is embarrassed.
Usage notes
[edit]- Also used in the comparative form: "Your face was redder than a beetroot".
Translations
[edit]being the colour of a beetroot
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