Timeline for What does “red faces” in “There were a lot of red faces in the general staff” on inefficient wreck of Russian war machine mean?
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| Nov 6, 2013 at 3:50 | comment | added | Chris Sunami | @KristinaLopez I think the generic "red-face" is embarrassment. You can certainly mean "red-faced with anger" but then you have to actually specify it. | |
| Nov 4, 2013 at 7:45 | vote | accept | Yoichi Oishi | ||
| Nov 3, 2013 at 3:47 | comment | added | Kristina Lopez | @JanusBahsJacquet, "red in the face" is idiomatic for sure but that doesn't exclude the use of "red-faced" for anger...just saying. :-) | |
| Nov 3, 2013 at 3:29 | comment | added | Janus Bahs Jacquet | @KristinaLopez, I would say that someone is red in the face if he's angry, rather than red-faced. | |
| Nov 3, 2013 at 3:07 | comment | added | Kristina Lopez | "Red-faced" is most certainly used for anger or rage but I agree that it represents shame or embarrassment in the OP's example. | |
| Nov 3, 2013 at 1:49 | history | answered | Chris Sunami | CC BY-SA 3.0 |