| 单词 | lay an egg |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with lay an egglay an egg Fail, especially in a public performance; make a humiliating error. For example, Carol really laid an egg last night when she forgot her lines, or, as Variety had it in October 1929: “Wall Street Lays An Egg.” The term originated in the late 1800s in vaudeville and was extended to nontheatrical failures in the early 1900s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. lay an eggSEE SYNONYMS FOR lay an egg ON THESAURUS.COM To fail, or to have one's efforts fall flat: “Jim tried to tell a few jokes, but each time he forgot the punch line and laid an egg.” Words nearby lay an egglayabout, lay about one, lay a finger on, Layamon, lay analyst, lay an egg, Layard, lay aside, lay at rest, lay at someone's door, lay a wager The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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