習(xí)慣用語【12】

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have egg on your face
    Meaning: to be embarrassed.
    愛美的女孩子大概都知道雞蛋可以用來做美容面膜,但被人扔一個雞蛋在臉上可就不妙了,你可以想像那會是個多么令人尷尬和難堪的場面,至此,我想你也就不難明白have egg on your face 這個習(xí)慣用語是什么意思了。
    我們來看看這個用法的詞源:This phrase refers to the embarassment you feel when the eggs you are eating for breakfast end up on your face.
    (當(dāng)你在吃早餐是,結(jié)果雞蛋弄到了你的臉上,你就會感到很尷尬,have egg on your face 就是從這引申過來的。)
    Example: I made a deal with Jack and ended up with egg on my face. ( 我和杰克做個交易,結(jié)果卻害得我出了洋相。)
    Jim really had egg on his face after he lost the bicycle race to a 10 year old girl.
    (Jim 在比賽中輸給了一個10歲的女孩,他感到很沒面子。)