Definition of havin' egg on a person's face

have egg on (one's) face

verb

• to be embarrassed.

  Last edited on Nov 21 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 21 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'egg':
bad egg	Definitions include: a bad person.
crack (one's) egg	Definitions include: like popping a girls cherry
Easter egg	Definitions include: Speculation about the origin of the term includes the custom of the Easter Egg hunt observed in the U.S. and many parts of Europe, as well Faberge' eggs containing hidden objects.
egg	Definitions include: to throw (usually raw) eggs at.
egg on	Definitions include: to antagonize into further action.
full as an egg	Definitions include: extremely full after consuming food or drink.
good egg	Definitions include: a good person.
goose egg	Definitions include: zero, nothing.
hand egg	Definitions include: American football.
nest egg	Definitions include: money saved up, usually to buy a home.
put all of (one's) eggs in one basket	Definitions include: to risk everything on a single unlikely event.
scramble (one's) egg	Definitions include: to hit one's head hard enough to cause disorientation or damage.
Other terms relating to 'face':
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
*ss face	Definitions include: a person who behaves in an offensive, pompous manner; "ass".
bald-faced lie	Definitions include: a lie that is so obvious that it is detected immediately.
beep face	Definitions include: a general insult.
b*tch face	Definitions include: a bitch.
butter face	Definitions include: a woman with an attractive body, but an ugly face.
butt f*ck face	Definitions include: a person who is butt ugly or stupid.
crater face	Definitions include: a person who has large, deep, pit-like scars on their face, typically caused by severe acne.
c*nt face	Definitions include: a general insult.
d*ck face	Definitions include: an unkind person; "jerk"; "ass".
dog-faced	Definitions include: extremely ugly; "hideous".
doll-face	Definitions include: form of address for an attractive person or one's significant other.
donkey-faced	Definitions include: ugly.
duckface	Definitions include: the face made by puckering one's lips as if to kiss someone.
F2F	Definitions include: acronym for "face to face".
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Other terms relating to 'have':
did Rose Kennedy have a black frock?	Definitions include: "The answer to your question is obviously 'yes'."
every cloud has a silver lining.	Definitions include: for every bad thing that happens, there's something positive about it.
GLHF	Definitions include: acronym for "good luck, have fun".
HAGS	Definitions include: acronym for "have a great summer".
HAND	Definitions include: acronym for "Have a nice day."
has-been	Definitions include: a person who was once famous or successful, but is no longer.
hasbian	Definitions include: a person who has been a lesbian but now lives a heterosexual lifestyle.
have	Definitions include: to take advantage of.
have a ball	Definitions include: to have a ball, e.g. a great time.
have a beef	Definitions include: to have a a problem or grudge with someone.
have a big mouth	Definitions include: to reveal information that one shouldn't.
have a big ol' vag	Definitions include: a promiscuous woman.
have a black belt in	Definitions include: to be very skilled in a particular area.
have a blast	Definitions include: See blast.
have a bone to pick	Definitions include: to have a grudge to discuss.
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Other terms relating to 'on':
accidentally on purpose	Definitions include: seemingly accidental but with a secret motive.
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
a lot on (one's) plate	Definitions include: See on (one's) plate.
as much use as a handbrake on a canoe	Definitions include: useless.
as useless as tits on a boar hog	Definitions include: absolutely futile; pointless, worthless, inept or absurd; good-for-nothing or idiotic.
back on (one's) feet	Definitions include: doing better after an unfavorable event.
back on pipe	Definitions include: returned to one's meth or crack addiction.
bag on	Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of".
bail on	Definitions include: to leave (a relationship) or abandon.
ball on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on".
bang on	Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
beast on	Definitions include: used to describe a person that is angry and is scolding at someone.
be in on	Definitions include: to be involved with.
be like flies on sh*t	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
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