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I'm having some trouble understanding どの顔さげて, specifically in certain context. I get that it means something along the lines of one should be too ashamed to meet or face someone, but I saw it used in a way that threw me:
どの顔下げてドアを開ければいいのか
How should I interpret this line? Would "should I shamelessly open the door?" be okay? Or is it to be understood another way?
"I'm having some trouble understanding どの顔さげて, specifically in certain context."
I would probably feel the same way myself if I were a Japanese-learner. That is because 「どの顔さげて」 is a cross between an idiomatic expression and a cuss phrase, and it is difficult to develop a feeling for the more colorful expressions in a foreign language.
With the phrase/sentence:
「どの顔下げてドアを開ければいいのか」
I would suggest that you forget the word "shamelessly" for a second (because it just will not fit in even though it is still highly related in nuance).
Both in meaning and nuance, the phrase in question is very close to:
"How dare you have the nerve to open that door?"
"How the heck (am I going to / could I) open that door?"
