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red as a beetroot

red as a beetroot adjective: bright red in color; used of the human face when a person is embarrassed.

Adjective

red as a beetroot

  1. (simile) Bright red in color; used of the human face when a person is embarrassed.

Questions about red as a beetroot

What does red as a beetroot mean?
Red as a beetroot means bright red in color; used of the human face when a person is embarrassed.
What part of speech is red as a beetroot?
Red as a beetroot is an adjective.

Words near red as a beetroot in the dictionary

  1. Red Army men
  2. Red Armyman
  3. Red Armymen
  4. red arrow
  5. red arrows
  6. red as a beetroot
  7. red as a lobster
  8. red ash
  9. red ashes
  10. red avadavat
  11. red avadavats

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