- go beetroot red
- go beetroot (red)
British & Australian, British & Australian
to become very red in the face, usually because you are embarrassed.
Whenever the kids asked him about his girlfriend he'd go beetroot.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
go beetroot red
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beetroot red — noun A glycoside obtained from beets and used as a food dye, also known as betanin and E162 … Wiktionary
beetroot — ► NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ the edible dark red root of a variety of beet … English terms dictionary
red — n. color 1) bright; dark; light red 2) (misc.) as red as a beet (AE), beetroot (BE) red light 3) on red (no turn on red) debt 4) in the red (to operate in the red) * * * [red] dark lightred beetroot (BE) … Combinatory dictionary
beetroot — beet|root [ˈbi:tru:t] n [U and C] 1.) BrE a plant with a round dark red root that you cook and eat as a vegetable American Equivalent: beet 2.) go beetroot BrE informal to become red in the face, especially because you are embarrassed … Dictionary of contemporary English
beetroot — noun (C, U) 1 BrE a plant with a round dark red root that you cook and eat as a vegetable; beet AmE 2 go beetroot BrE informal to become red in the face, especially because you are embarrassed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
red — 1 /red/ adjective redder, reddest 1 COLOUR having the colour of blood or fire: We painted the door bright red. | a beautiful red rose 2 HAIR hair that is red has an orange brown colour 3 SKIN skin that is red is a bright pink colour, usually only … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
red — I UK [red] / US adjective Word forms red : adjective red comparative redder superlative reddest *** 1) something that is red is the same colour as blood. If something is similar to this colour, you can say that it is a reddish colour She was… … English dictionary
red — adj., noun 1 colour/color VERBS ▪ glow ▪ The coals glowed red in the dying fire. ▪ go, turn ▪ The traffic light turned red … Collocations dictionary
beetroot — [[t]bi͟ːtruːt[/t]] beetroots N VAR Beetroot is a dark red root that is eaten as a vegetable. It is often preserved in vinegar. [BRIT] (in AM, use beet) … English dictionary
beetroot — paprastasis runkelis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Balandinių šeimos cukrinis, dekoratyvinis, daržovinis, maistinis, pašarinis, vaistinis kultūrinis augalas (Beta vulgaris). Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (dažikliai). atitikmenys: lot.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
