Egg Idioms
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Meaning: Encourage someone to do something risky or foolish.
Example: His friends kept egging him on to jump into the freezing lake. Read more ➺
Meaning: a kind person
Example: My neighbour, Frank is such a good egg. He always feeds the cat and checks the house if we are away. Read more ➺
Meaning: someone who fails to meet expectations
Example: Stay away from Gordon. He's a thoroughly bad egg and the biggest bully in the school. Read more ➺
Meaning: a decorated or dyed egg usually given to children at Easter
Example: While scrolling down the menu of Grand Theft Auto V, I happened upon an Easter egg. Read more ➺
kill the goose that lays the golden egg
Meaning: to destroy something that is profitable to you mostly because of greed.
Example: By selling off his business, Alex killed the goose that lays the golden egg. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be careful about one's words or actions around another person
Example: Whenever Lisa is around the house, everyone has to walk on eggshells around her in order not to get her annoyed. Read more ➺
you can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs
Meaning: to have to go through something seemingly not nice for a good result
Example: The course requires a lot of effort on your part. It is true that you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. Read more ➺
Meaning: an amount of money that has been saved, especially for future use
Example: The stock market has given me good returns and helped me build a nest egg for my retirement. Read more ➺
don’t put all your eggs in one basket
Meaning: don't make everything dependent on one thing
Example: It would be better if you applied to several companies instead of just one; don't put all your eggs in one basket. Read more ➺
