to be very busy doing a lot of things, but in a way that is not very effective
run round like a headless chicken
small amount of money
chicken feed
for certain
sure as eggs is eggs
to depend for your success on a single person or plan of action
put all your eggs in one basket
extremely mad or angry
as mad as a wet hen
ou cannot achieve something important without causing a few small problems
you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs
to be very careful not to offend or upset someone
walk on eggshells
to spoil something by trying too hard to improve it
over-egg the pudding
a bad or despised person
rotten egg
you should not make plans that depend on something good happening before you know that it has actually happened
don’t count your chickens before they hatch
an amount of money that has been saved or kept for a special purpose
nest egg
no longer young
to be no spring chicken
to destroy something that makes a lot of money for you
kill the goose that lays the golden egg
someone who is weak or sickly
a chicken with the pip
illegible handwriting
one's handwriting is like a chicken scratch
a coward
a chicken
to go to bed early
go to bed with the chickens
to be embarrassed
have egg on your face