Listening to the news this morning, I heard the following statement: " The hostage situation has left Britain with egg on its face". "To have egg on one's face" means to be very embarrassed or made to look silly.
J’écoutais les infos ce matin lorsque j’ai entendu la phrase suivante : The hostage situation has left Britain with egg on its face (suite à l’affaire des otages, le Royaume-Uni se retrouve avec de l’œuf sur le visage).