"red face test" meaning in All languages combined

See red face test on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-red face test.ogg Forms: red face tests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} red face test (plural red face tests)
  1. (idiomatic) 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. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-red_face_test-en-noun-6Ni23P34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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