idiom
Food
egg on your face
EG on yor FAYS
ɛɡ ɒn jɔːr feɪsListen
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Syllable breakdown
eggonyourface
Dictionary meaning
To be left in an embarrassing situation, having been proved wrong.
Examples
- The confident prediction left the analyst with egg on her face when the results missed by a mile.
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