domingo, 10 de junho de 2012

egg on your face


(have) egg on your face: diz-se de uma pessoa que está envergonhada ou “sem graça” por ter dito ou feito algo idiota
Meaning: You have egg on your face if you've said or done something wrong, and it's made you feel embarrassed or stupid.
“Stan had egg on his face after saying he could easily do fifty push-ups, and then giving up after doing just twenty.”
The police force had egg on its face because they arrested and beat up an innocent guy who had the same name as a suspect they were looking for.

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