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red as a beetroot red as a beetrootBlushing, usually from embarrassment. I was red as a beetroot when the teacher made me speak in front of the whole class. Oh, Mike definitely likes you—he turns red as a beetroot every time you're around!See also: beetroot, redred as a beetroot BRITISH or red as a beet AMERICANIf someone is as red as a beetroot, their face is very red, usually because they are hot or embarrassed. After running around in the heat, Jonah's face was as red as a beetroot. He'd been out in the sun so long, he was as red as a beet. Note: You can also say that someone goes or turns red as a beetroot or red as a beet. He turned as red as beetroot when I told him. Meg trembled and went as red as a beet.See also: beetroot, redred as a beetroot (of a person) red-faced, typically through embarrassment.See also: beetroot, red(as) red as a ˈbeetroot (British English) (American English (as) red as a ˈbeet) (informal) with red cheeks, because you feel angry, embarrassed or hot: I could feel myself going red as a beetroot when she said that my work had been chosen for the prize. ♢ My face is always as red as a beet when I come out of the sauna.See also: beetroot, red |