Daily English Idioms Egg on your face
egg on your face welcome to day three of
the special edition of speak English
with Tiffany I am teacher Tiffany and in
this episode I will teach you exactly
how to use the English body idiom egg on
your face are you ready
well then let’s jump right in
the idiom egg on your face can be
defined in three different ways
the first definition of this idiom is to
look foolish the second definition of
this idiom is to be embarrassed and the
third definition of this idiom is to
look stupid because of something that
you have done so whenever you think of
the face you can also think of the
English idiom egg on your face
now let’s see how you can practically
use this idiom in real life first you
can use egg on your face
when someone is being arrogant when
someone is being arrogant sometimes
their words do not match their actions
and then they get embarrassed at these
times the idiom can be used like this
Matthew had egg on his face
after saying he could easily do 50
pushups and then giving up after doing
just 25 second you can use egg on your
face when someone is being hasty or
impatient when someone is being hasty
they can easily make a mistake and
regret their actions at these times the
idiom can be used like this the
policeman had egg on his face because he
arrested and beat up an innocent guy
third you can use egg on your face when
someone is bragging when someone is
bragging
they usually exaggerate and say things
that they will regret at these times the
idiom can be used like this Sarah had
egg on her face after saying she was
much better than everyone else in math
and then receiving the lowest score on
the final math test fourth you can use
egg on your face when someone is totally
wrong when someone is totally wrong they
usually try to prove their point even
though they know the truth at these
times the idiom can be used like this I
was completely wrong and now I have egg
on my face and finally fifth you can use
egg on your face when you are
overwhelmed we usually get overwhelmed
when we take on too much responsibility
at these times the idiom can be used
like this if the computer issues
continue the manager will have egg on
his face egg on your face use it today
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