have egg on one's face

口语·形容当众出丑
例句
He predicted a win, but when his team lost, he had egg on his face.
典故来源 源自20世纪初舞台表演,演员被扔鸡蛋表示失败或出丑,后比喻因错误而尴尬。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

face [fes]
n. 面容;表面;脸;方面; vt.& vi. 面对;面向…;正视;承认; vt. (感到不能)对付;(明知不好办而)交谈;必须对付(某情况);面临…;

🔤 同首字母习语

have your head in the clouds
沉迷于幻想或不切实际的想法,不注重眼前的现实
have it both ways
两全其美
have been around
经验丰富、见多识广;知晓情况或信息
hit sack
去睡觉
high time
已经是该做某事的时候了,或者是某事早该发生了的时候。
hear things
听到或收到虚假或夸张的消息或谣言
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