have egg on one's face

listen to the pronunciation of have egg on one's face
English - Turkish
mosmor olmak
bir yüzünde yumurta var
(deyim) Bir işi yüzüne gözüne bulaştırmak
(deyim) aptal durumuna düşmek
English - English
To suffer embarrassment or humiliation; to damage one's reputation

I hope the bishop of Hereford comes out of this with a great deal of egg on his face. - The Obverser, 01/04/2007, Bishop blocks gay youth worker's job,.

(deyim) Be embarrassed by something one has done. (As if one went out in public with a dirty face.)

I was completely wrong, and now I have egg on my face. She's really got egg on her face!.

(deyim) You have egg on your face if you've said or done something wrong, and it's made you feel embarrassed or stupid

1. Stan had egg on his face after saying he could easily do fifty push-ups, and then giving up after doing just twenty. 2. 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.

have egg on one's face

    Turkish pronunciation

    häv eg ôn wʌnz feys

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhav ˈeg ˈôn ˈwənz ˈfās/ /ˈhæv ˈɛɡ ˈɔːn ˈwʌnz ˈfeɪs/
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