- go beet red
- American, American
to become very red in the face, usually because you are embarrassed.
I only had to smile at him and he went beet red.
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beet red — (or red as a beet) : red in the face especially from embarrassment When she realized her mistake, she turned beet red. [=blushed] • • • Main Entry: ↑beet … Useful english dictionary
beet — [ bit ] noun count or uncount 1. ) AMERICAN the round dark purple root of a vegetable that is cooked and eaten. British beetroot 2. ) a SUGAR BEET red as a beet AMERICAN INFORMAL very red in your face, especially because you are embarrassed: He… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
red — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crimson, scarlet, etc.; radical, revolutionary. See color, revolution, change. II (Roget s IV) n. Hues of red include: scarlet, carmine, vermilion, crimson, cerise, cherry red, beet red, ruby, garnet … English dictionary for students
red — adj 1. reddish, crimson, cardinal, Fr. rouge, Heraldry gules, carmine, Tyrian; rubescent, rufous, rufescent, rubicund, amaranthine; vinaceous, wine colored, claret colored, port wine; scarlet, ruby, vermilion, vermeil, russet, cherry, cochineal,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
beet — [bi:t] n [U and C] [: Old English; Origin: bete, from Latin beta] 1.) also sugar beet a vegetable that sugar is made from 2.) AmE a plant with a round dark red root that you cook and eat as a vegetable British Equivalent: beetroot 3.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
beet|root — «BEET ROOT, RUT», noun. Especially British. a beet, especially the red beet when used as a vegetable … Useful english dictionary
red beet — red beet, the common beet … Useful english dictionary
beet — [bēt] n. [ME & OE bete < L beta] 1. any of a genus (Beta) of plants of the goosefoot family, with edible leaves and a thick, fleshy, white or red root 2. the root of any of these plants: some are eaten as a vegetable, some serve as a source of … English World dictionary
Beet — Taxobox name = Beetroot image width = 240px image caption = Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Chenopodiaceae genus = Beta species = B. vulgaris binomial … Wikipedia
beet — beetlike, adj. /beet/, n. 1. any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the goosefoot family, esp. B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root. Cf. sugar beet. 2. the edible root of such a plant. 3. the leaves of such a… … Universalium
