Blushing or flushed, especially from embarrassment. Primarily heard in US. I was red as a beet when the teacher made me speak in front of the whole class. Oh, Mike definitely likes you—he turns as red as a beet every time you're around! Are you sure you don't need help carrying that? Your face has gone as red as a beet!

slang To vomit. I felt like I was going to blow beets from seasickness out on that boat. The rookie saw blood for the first time and blew beets right there at the crime scene. After such a turbulent plane ride, we all felt like we were going to blow beets.

To redden in the face (blush), as due to anger, embarrassment, strain, etc. Primarily heard in US. She goes red as a beet whenever her crush starts talking to her. I went as red as a beet when the boss chastised me in front of the entire office. Are you sure you don't need help carrying that? Your face has gone as red as a beet!

To redden in the face (blush), typically due to embarrassment. She went beet red when her crush came up and talked to her. I went beet red when the teacher made me speak in front of the whole class. Are you sure you don't need help carrying that? Your face has gone beet red!

If 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.

Flushed from embarrassment, sunburn, physical effort, or some other cause. Although many of the similes involving red are very flattering, notably lips as red as a cherry or cheeks as red as an apple, being red as a beet is not: for example, “After six hours over a hot stove, Jane was red as a beet.” Neither is red as a lobster, as in “A day at the beach left Bill as red as a lobster.”