red as a beetroot
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Adjective[edit]
- (simile) Bright red in colour; used of the human face when a person is embarrassed.
Usage notes[edit]
- Also used in the comparative form: "Your face was redder than a beetroot".
Translations[edit]
being the colour of a beetroot
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