laying an egg
phrase
1
as in slipping up
to make a mistake His book report was going perfectly until he laid an egg and got the main character's name wrong. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- slipping up
- fumbling
- stumbling
- screwing up
- tripping
- fouling up
- lousing up
- dropping the ball
- blundering
- goofing (up)
- nodding
- erring
- fluffing
- messing (up)
- flubbing
- misunderstanding
- boobing
- mistaking
- foozling
- misdeeming
- bungling
- murdering
- mangling
- muffing
- botching
- butchering
- misconceiving
- mishandling
- misgauging
- misjudging
- misgaging
- bobbling
- miscuing
- miscalculating
- miscounting
- misconstruing
- misinterpreting
2
as in striking out
to be unsuccessful The gymnast nailed perfect landings on her first two vaults but really laid an egg on the third. Synonyms & Similar Words
- striking out
- collapsing
- failing
- flopping
- flaming out
- falling short
- falling flat
- folding
- washing out
- missing
- struggling
- falling on one's face
- coming up empty
- dying on the vine
- coming to grief
- bombing
- coming a cropper
- tanking
- flunking
- cratering
- foundering
- going under
- declining
- crashing
- slipping
- slumping
- skidding
- crumbling
- floundering
- waning
- sinking
- misfiring
- miscarrying
- imploding
- self-destructing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- working out
- going
- succeeding
- delivering
- coming off
- panning out
- clicking
- going over
- cooking
- thriving
- flourishing
- prospering
- prevailing
- winning
- triumphing