Egg on your face

Meaning - To be embarrassed.
Origin - Yellow egg shows up vividly well on your face if you don't wipe your mouth after eating, and, unless you're really thick-skinned, that's embarrassing.

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

Make sure you have your story straight - go public without the facts and you will have egg on your face.

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