(as) red as a beetroot
01
顔が真っ赤, 顔が真っ赤になる
becoming extremely red in the face because of hot temperature
Dialect
American
American
idiom
informal
例
After standing in the sun for hours, he was red as a beetroot.
何時間も日なたにいたので、顔が真っ赤になっていた。
02
used to describe a person whose face has become very red because of embarrassment
Dialect
British
Britishidiom
informal
例
Whenever I talked about his past life, he would go beetroot.
