red in the face en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
A reference to one's face flushing from embarrassment.
Meanings
- embarrassed
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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.”
2023 March 8, Martin Pengelly, “Tucker Carlson, who ‘passionately hates’ Trump, shows more Capitol footage”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most red in the face | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more red in the face | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |