- have egg on face
- have egg on (your) face
informal
to seem stupid because of something you have done.
You'll be the one who has egg on your face if it goes wrong.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
have egg on face
Look at other dictionaries:
have egg on your face — have egg on (your) face informal to seem stupid because of something you have done. You ll be the one who has egg on your face if it goes wrong … New idioms dictionary
have egg on over your face — have ˈegg on/all over your face idiom (informal) to be made to look stupid • They were left with egg on their faces when only ten people showed up. Main entry: ↑eggidiom … Useful english dictionary
have egg all over your face — have ˈegg on/all over your face idiom (informal) to be made to look stupid • They were left with egg on their faces when only ten people showed up. Main entry: ↑eggidiom … Useful english dictionary
have egg on one’s face — tv. to be embarrassed by something one has done. (As if one went out in public with a dirty face. Have got can replace have.) □ I was completely wrong, and now I have egg on my face. □ She’s really got egg on her face! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
have egg on your face — have/get/egg on your face informal phrase to be embarrassed or appear stupid because something that you tried to do has gone wrong They found themselves out of pocket and with egg on their faces. Thesaurus: to be, or to become ashamed or… … Useful english dictionary
have egg on one's face — verb To suffer embarrassment or humiliation; to damage ones reputation. He really has egg on his face after that gaffe … Wiktionary
have egg on one's face — be embarrassed He really has egg on his face after finding out about his mistake … Idioms and examples
Have egg on one's face — be exposed in an embarrassing situation … Dictionary of Australian slang
have egg on one's face — Australian Slang be exposed in an embarrassing situation … English dialects glossary
egg on your face — ◇ If you have egg on your face you appear foolish, usually because something that you said would happen has not happened. The unexpected election result left a lot of journalists with egg on their faces. • • • Main Entry: ↑egg egg on your face… … Useful english dictionary
