red face test »
A hypothetical test of a person's embarrassment, that is either passed or failed. Saying one passes the red face test means one would not blush and thus would not be embarrassed by disclosing something to others or doing something, and saying one fails the red face test means a situation would cause them discernible embarrassment.
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red flag »
A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong.
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red herring »
A clue that is misleading or that has been falsified, intended to divert attention.
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red herring »
A smoke-cured herring.
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red hot »
to be keen; he is the favourite to win
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red ink »
A euphemism for financial loss.
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red letter day »
Usually very positive, sometimes very negative.
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red light »
A sign of a brothel.
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red light »
A warning light, especially as a traffic signal indicating ‘stop’..
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red light »
Denial to proceed. Ruling out of any possibility.
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red mist »
Anger sufficient to cloud judgement, to stop clear thinking.
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red mist »
Uncontrollable rage.
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red state »
A state of the United States voting Republican in a given election, or tending to vote Republican in general.
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red tape »
A derisive term for regulations or bureaucratic procedures that are considered excessive or excessively time- and effort-consuming.
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red-handed »
In the act of wrongdoing.
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