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 patgfisher patgfisher February 22, 2015 February 22, 2015 at 10:13:50 PM UTC link Permalink

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"to have egg on one's face" (idiom) means to be embarrassed by or to seem stupid for something one has done.

Cangarejo Cangarejo May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 at 10:41:36 AM UTC link Permalink

powerpoint -> PowerPoint (?)

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Tom was left with egg on his face when his powerpoint presentation was shown to contain serious flaws.

added by patgfisher, February 22, 2015
➜ #3889737תום נותר בבושת פנים כשהמצגת שלו הכילה פגמים רציניים.

linked by fekundulo, February 23, 2015
➜ #5692922Powerpoint sunumunun ciddi kusurlar içerdiği gösterildiğinde Tom utancından yerin dibine girdi.

linked by duran, December 18, 2016
➜ #10962345Tom szégyenben maradt, amikor kiderült, hogy a powerpoint prezentációja súlyos hibákat tartalmaz.

linked by H_Liliom, July 4, 2022
Tom was left with egg on his face when his PowerPoint presentation was shown to contain serious flaws.

edited by AlanF_US, May 4, 2023