to encourage a person to do something silly.
to egg someone on
This can be used to describe a situation where it’s impossible to know what came first.
a chicken and egg situation
to be very careful and diplomatic when dealing with a very delicate situation
to walk on eggshells
This can refer to a specific amount of money that’s been saved and kept aside.
a nest egg
to express the idea that something embarrassing has happened
to have egg on someone's face
a person who, although they seem to be good, turns out to be a very bad person; one who cannot be trusted.
a bad egg
If someone tells you to__________, they are telling you in a rude way to go away.
go suck an egg
In a competition or sporting event, a score of zero.
a goose egg
used by children (or by adults with humor) as a way to urge others to join in a race
Last one In is a rotten egg!!!
to put all your efforts or resources into one course of action with the result that you will have no alternatives left if this fails
put all your eggs in one basket
to try so hard to improve something that you spoil it, for example by making it seem exaggerated or extreme
to overegg the pudding
a highly academic or studious person; an intellectual
an egghead
a flatterer
an egg-sucker
The phrase is used to describe things that are determined by nature and the environment, or else inherited from the generation before.
a wild goose never laid a tame egg
If something ___________, it fails because people are not interested in it or do not want it.
lays an egg
said to mean that it is impossible to achieve something without there being bad or unpleasant side-effects
You cannot make an omlette without breaking eggs
