To be extremely embarrassed. Usually the embarassment is the result of one's own actions. Not sure of the origin, but it may come from when clowns are at a circus and they have eggs thrown at them because of their goofy acts or when actors had eggs thrown at them performing in plays a couple of centuries ago.
"I am sure you still have egg on your face after causing a scene in the mall and later finding out that your boyfriend was in the mall with his neice from Chicago instead of another girl".
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Egg on your face is a clear synonym for having ejaculate on one's face.
Betty - "just make sure to get away before you get some egg on your face"
Janet - "I would hate to get egg on my face"
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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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You “have egg on your face” when you say something stupid,or you do something that makes you look stupid.
Also to suffer embarrassment as a result of a public failure.
To have egg on your face: I was so nervous to speak with the boy i like that i said a lot of silly things...Tomorrow i’ll see him again at school, and i have egg on my face..!