red in the face

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. embarrassed
  2. excited, outraged
    — On air on Tuesday, [Tucker] Carlson claimed Democrats had shown “hysteria, overstatement, crazed hyperbole, red-in-the-face anger” over his use of the January 6 footage. It was “not outrage”, he said, but “fear. It’s panic.”

词形变化

more red in the face comparative most red in the face superlative

词源

A reference to one's face flushing from embarrassment.
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