egg on one's face

English

Etymology

Attested by 1948.

Noun

egg on one's face (uncountable)

(informal) embarrassment or humiliation; damage to one's reputation.
He really has egg on his face after that gaffe.
- The Observer, 01/04/2007, Bishop blocks gay youth worker's job,
  I hope the bishop of Hereford comes out of this with a great deal of egg on his face.

Translations

Note: These are translations for the verb phrase "have egg on one's face".

suffer embarrassment or humiliation

Chinese:
Mandarin: 面上無光, 面上无光 (miànshàngwúguāng), 出醜 (zh), 出丑 (zh) (chūchǒu)
Dutch: een figuur slaan

Finnish: tahrata maineensa
Italian: fare una figuraccia
Russian: уда́рить в грязь лицом (udáritʹ v grjazʹ licom)

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