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Usage of "red face" #1 (permalink) Fri Oct 03, 2008 18:56 pm   Usage of "red face"		  
Hi. You are in a strange, difficult situation because you or the person with you did something shameful or behaved shamefully. What do you say in this situation? "I was red in the face" or "I blushed with shame" or what? It can be slang...
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red face #2 (permalink) Fri Oct 03, 2008 21:06 pm   red face		  
go/turn beetroot (red) UK
You can say "I turned/went beetroot/red.
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red face #3 (permalink) Fri Oct 03, 2008 21:10 pm   red face		  
If you did (said) something embarrasing, you can say I really put my foot in it or I really put my foot in my mouth.
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go/turn beetroot (red) UK
You can say "I turned/went beetroot/red.


Americans may not understand you, if you use that ;)
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