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have egg on your face
Meaning: to be embarrassed.
【世博精解】
爱美的女孩子大概都知道鸡蛋可以用来做美容面膜,但被人扔一个鸡蛋在脸上可就不妙了,你可以想像那会是个多么令人尴尬和难堪的场面,至此,我想你也就不难明白have egg on your face这个习惯用语是什么意思了。
我们来看看这个用法的词源:This phrase refers to the embarassment you feel when the eggs you are eating for breakfast end up on your face.
(当你在吃早餐是,结果鸡蛋弄到了你的脸上,你就会感到很尴尬,have egg on your face就是从这引申过来的。)
Example: I made a deal with Jack and ended up with egg on my face. (我和杰克做个交易,结果却害得我出了洋相。)
Jim really had egg on his face after he lost the bicycle race to a 10 year old girl.
(Jim在比赛中输给了一个10岁的女孩,他感到很没面子。)
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