"(HAVE) EGG ON YOUR FACE"
You have egg on your face if you've said or done something wrong, and it's made you feel embarrassed or stupid.
Example: Stan had egg on his face after saying he could easily do fifty push-ups, and then giving up after doing just twenty.
Quedar en ridículo.
Example sentences:
- 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 were looking for / La policía quedo totalmente en ridículo porque arrestaron y golpearon a un tipo inocente quien tenía el mismo nombre que el sospechoso que ellos estaban buscando.
- Silvio had egg on his face after saying he was much better than all the other drivers, and then coming last in the race / Silvio quedó en ridículo después de decir que él era mejor que todos los demás conductores y después lo dejaron atrás en la carrera.
Additional examples:
- I was completely wrong, and now I have egg on my face.
- She's really got egg on her face!
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