To suffer embarrassment or shame; also, to exert oneself to the utmost without success.
Examples:
- He was red in the face from all of the mistakes he made while announcing the winners' names.
Origin: Late 1300s for blushing from shame
To suffer embarrassment or shame; also, to exert oneself to the utmost without success.
Examples:
Origin: Late 1300s for blushing from shame