EMBARRASSMENT
have egg on one's face
to be embarrassed because of an error that is obvious to everyone.Bob has egg on his face because he wore jeans to the party and everyone else wore formal clothing.John was completely wrong about the weather for the picnic. It snowed! Now he has egg on his face.
have foot-in-mouth disease
to embarrass oneself through a silly verbal blunder. (Informal. This is a parody on foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease, which affects cattle and deer. Fixed order.)I'm sorry I keep saying stupid things. I guess I have foot-in-mouth disease.Yes, you really have foot-in-mouth disease tonight.
red in the face
embarrassed.After we found Ann hiding in the closet, she became red in the face.The speaker kept making errors and became red in the face.
have egg on one's face
tr. to be embarrassed by something one has done. (As if one went out in public with a dirty face. Have got can replace have.)I was completely wrong, and now I have egg on my face.She's really got egg on her face!
ice
tr. to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish.Don't ice me in front of my friends.Why does she feel like she has to ice everybody?