I'm reading an Agatha Christie'es book, Appointment with Death and I don't understand this sentence:
The boy flushed right up to the roots of his hair
The boy was pulling his hair? He was scratching his head a lot?
Thank you for the help
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1Excellent question! Thank you so much for telling us exactly what confused you and what you thought it meant. That's exactly what we hope for in questions :). I hope you stick around and ask more! – WendiKidd Mar 20 '14 at 0:09
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Oh thank you! Your comment make me flushed up to the roots of my hair! hahaha – MaríaCC Mar 20 '14 at 14:22
"Flush" in this context is another word for "blush". In other words, the boy's face turned red. But while a blush starts in the cheeks, this one spread all across his face, all the way up ("right up") to the top of his forehead ("the roots of his hair").
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1+1 it's verb here and right up means all the way. The situation has turned his face flushed. – Maulik V♦ Mar 19 '14 at 13:25
