red as a beetroot
Face extremely flushed
Red as a beetroot describes a face flushed deep crimson from embarrassment, exertion, heat, or anger.
The comparison is to the intensely saturated purple-red color of a cooked beet.
More common in British English than American: She went red as a beetroot when he mentioned her crush.
Intensely embarrassed
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- ashamedFeeling guilt and disgrace
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
sheepish · abashed · chagrined · bashful · awkward · discomfited · caught out · exposed
Reddened from emotion
- blushingFacial reddening from embarrassment
- rosyPinkly warm or hopeful
- ruddyReddish in complexion
- glowingGiving off steady light
florid · pinkish · warmth · bloom · suffused · burning · heated · aflame
mortified
Intensely embarrassed
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- ashamedFeeling guilt and disgrace
humiliated · sheepish · abashed · chagrined · bashful · awkward · discomfited · caught out · exposed · tongue-tied
flushed
Reddened from emotion
glowing · florid · pinkish · warmth · bloom · suffused · burning · heated · aflame · aglow
overheated
Excessively warm
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- pantingRapid labored breathing
winded · strained · exhausted · spent · worked up · perspiring · labored · fatigued · hot · steaming
furious
Extremely angry
enraged · irate · fuming · apoplectic · indignant · wrathful · hot-tempered · boiling · steamed · inflamed
red as a beetrootwhite as a sheet
Extremely pale from shock
pale as a ghost · ashen · pallid · wan · deathly pale
red as a beetrootcool as a cucumber
Extremely calm and composed
composed · unflappable · poker-faced · unflustered · collected
redden, reddish, redness, redder, reddest, beet, beets, root, roots