Go (as) red as a beetroot British verb phrase
The word "go" can be replaced by "turn". "Go beet red" or "go as red as a beet" are variants of this phrase that is primarily used in the U.S.
To have a blush on the face, especially when one are embarrassed
She goes red as a beetroot whenever she tells a lie.
She went as red as a beetroot when he suddenly held her hand.
To trick, thwart or humiliate someone
1. To shame someone/something.
2. To achieve better results than someone/something.
The verb “go” should be conjugated according to its tense.
To be very wet
Because of forgetting bringing an umbrella, I look like a drowned rat when it rains.