red as a lobster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Bright red in color, especially from a bad sunburn.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-red as a lobster.wav

Word forms

red as a lobster

Etymology

From the characteristic color of a cooked lobster.

Synonyms

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.