Meaning of egg on one's face | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Embarrassment or humiliation; damage to one's reputation.

informal, uncountable

Deutsch Schamesröte im Gesicht

Suomi tahrata maineensa

Français être en porte-à-faux

Italiano fare una figuraccia

Nederlands een figuur slaan

Русский уда́рить в грязь лицом

“He really has egg on his face after that gaffe.”

“I hope the bishop of Hereford comes out of this with a great deal of egg on his face.”

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.