Idiom
red face test
Meaning
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.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I cannot tell my boss that, it fails the red face test.”
“Before you publish those private emails, ask yourself if the content passes the red face test.”
“The politician insisted that his financial dealings would easily pass the red face test if they were ever made public.”
Examples
simple
“I cannot tell my boss that, it fails the red face test.”
contextual
“Before you publish those private emails, ask yourself if the content passes the red face test.”
complex
“The politician insisted that his financial dealings would easily pass the red face test if they were ever made public.”
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