beet red (to be or to turn) [exp]

Meaning:

• to become red in face because of shyness, sunburn or feeling of aggression.

Examples:

1. That was my first time giving a lecture and I turned beet red.
2. I turned red as a tomato when I tripped in front of everyone.
3. He was beet red when he found out his secret was out.
4. She turned beet red when everyone started laughing at her joke.
5. Don’t worry about it, your face isn’t beet red. It’s just a little flush from the heat!
6. You should’ve seen Jeff; he was beet red when he spilled his coffee on his boss.
7. He was beet red after hiking up the steep hill.
8. You look beet red! Maybe you should sit down and take a break.
9. I turned red as a tomato when I tripped in front of everyone.
10. When Sarah realized she had been speaking with spinach in her teeth the whole meeting, her face turned beet red.
11. He was beet red when he accidentally called his boss by the wrong name in front of the team.
12. Tom was beet red with rage after hearing that his favorite team had lost the championship.
13. The manager was beet red with frustration when the project deadlines were missed again.
14. After running the marathon, he was beet red and out of breath.
15. Her face turned beet red from working out at the gym for hours.