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E0053200 (ĕg)n.1. a. A female gamete; an ovum. Also called egg cell.b. The round or oval female reproductive body of various animals, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, and insects, consisting usually of an embryo surrounded by nutrient material and a protective covering.c. The oval, thin-shelled reproductive body of a bird, especially that of a hen, used as food.2. Something having the ovoid shape of an egg.3. Slang A fellow; a person: He's a good egg.tr.v. egged, egg·ing, eggs 1. To cover with beaten egg, as in cooking.2. Slang To throw eggs at.Idioms: egg on (one's) face Informal Embarrassment; humiliation: If you do that, you'll end up with egg on your face. lay an egg Informal To fail, especially in a public performance. put/have all (one's) eggs in one basket Informal To risk everything on a single venture.

[Middle English egge, bird's egg, from Old Norse egg; see awi- in Indo-European roots.]

egg′less adj.egg′y adj.

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E0053200 (ĕg)tr.v. egged, egg·ing, eggs To encourage or incite to action. Used with on: The racing fans egged their favorites on.

[Middle English eggen, from Old Norse eggja; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

lay an egg

- The egg in "to lay an egg" refers to "zero."See also related terms for zero.

lay an egg

To do something that fails in its aim, such as telling a joke that no one finds funny.

lay an egg

1. To bear an egg, as of animals such as birds. Did the hen lay an egg today?2. To do something very poorly. We really laid an egg last night and lost the game 7-0.See also: egg, lay

lay an egg

1. Lit. [for a hen, etc.] to deposit an egg. Old Red stopped laying eggs, so we stewed her for Sunday dinner. 2. Fig. [for someone] to do something bad or poorly; to perform poorly on stage. I guess I really laid an egg, huh? The cast laid an egg in both performances.See also: egg, lay

lay 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. See also: egg, lay

lay an egg

AMERICAN, INFORMALIf something lays an egg, it fails because people are not interested in it or do not want it. Independent studies showed the ad laid an egg. Long before they had finished making it, Stamp knew that the movie would lay an egg. Note: This expression is probably derived from the idea of an egg being round and therefore resembling a zero. A `duck' (duck's egg) is a score of zero in British sport, and the equivalent in American sport is a `goose egg'. See also: egg, lay

lay an egg

be completely unsuccessful; fail badly. North American informalSee also: egg, lay

lay an ˈegg

(informal, especially American English) fail or make a mistake: He laid an egg with these proposals with the very people he wanted most to convince. ♢ Columnists sometimes lay an egg, but Martin has laid an ostrich omelette.See also: egg, lay

lay an egg

1. tv. [for someone] to do something bad or poorly. I guess I really laid an egg, huh? 2. tv. [for something] to fail. The community theater laid an egg last night with the opening performance of Death of a Salesman. The film was fun to make, but it laid an egg at the box office. 3. tv. to laugh very hard; to cackle long and loudly. (As if one were a chicken.) Half the audience laid an egg when I told this one. See also: egg, lay

lay an egg

Informal To fail, especially in a public performance.See also: egg, lay

lay an egg, to

To fail, to make an embarrassing mistake. In Britain this term comes from cricket, where a player or team failing to score has, since the mid-nineteenth century, been said to get a duck’s egg (meaning 0, or zero). In America the term appeared in the latter part of the nineteenth century in vaudeville and theater, similarly signifying a flop of a performance. It was transferred to other arenas by the early twentieth century, and fittingly, a headline in Variety (the American chronicle of show business at the time) read, in October 1929, “Wall Street Lays An Egg.”See also: lay

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释义	lay an egg egg¹ E0053200 (ĕg)n.1. a. A female gamete; an ovum. Also called egg cell.b. The round or oval female reproductive body of various animals, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, and insects, consisting usually of an embryo surrounded by nutrient material and a protective covering.c. The oval, thin-shelled reproductive body of a bird, especially that of a hen, used as food.2. Something having the ovoid shape of an egg.3. Slang A fellow; a person: He's a good egg.tr.v. egged, egg·ing, eggs 1. To cover with beaten egg, as in cooking.2. Slang To throw eggs at.Idioms: *egg on (one's) face* Informal Embarrassment; humiliation: If you do that, you'll end up with egg on your face. *lay an egg* Informal To fail, especially in a public performance. *put/have* all (one's) eggs in one basket** Informal To risk everything on a single venture. [Middle English egge, bird's egg, from Old Norse egg; see awi- in Indo-European roots.] egg′less adj.egg′y adj. egg² E0053200 (ĕg)tr.v. egged, egg·ing, eggs To encourage or incite to action. Used with on: The racing fans egged their favorites on. [Middle English eggen, from Old Norse eggja; see ak- in Indo-European roots.] lay an egg - The egg in "to lay an egg" refers to "zero."See also related terms for zero. lay an egg To do something that fails in its aim, such as telling a joke that no one finds funny. lay an egg lay an egg 1. To bear an egg, as of animals such as birds. Did the hen lay an egg today?2. To do something very poorly. We really laid an egg last night and lost the game 7-0.See also: egg, lay lay an egg 1. Lit. [for a hen, etc.] to deposit an egg. Old Red stopped laying eggs, so we stewed her for Sunday dinner. 2. Fig. [for someone] to do something bad or poorly; to perform poorly on stage. I guess I really laid an egg, huh? The cast laid an egg in both performances.See also: egg, lay lay 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. See also: egg, lay lay an egg AMERICAN, INFORMALIf something lays an egg, it fails because people are not interested in it or do not want it. Independent studies showed the ad laid an egg. Long before they had finished making it, Stamp knew that the movie would lay an egg. Note: This expression is probably derived from the idea of an egg being round and therefore resembling a zero. A `duck' (duck's egg) is a score of zero in British sport, and the equivalent in American sport is a `goose egg'. See also: egg, lay lay an egg be completely unsuccessful; fail badly. North American informalSee also: egg, lay lay an ˈegg (informal, especially American English) fail or make a mistake: He laid an egg with these proposals with the very people he wanted most to convince. ♢ Columnists sometimes lay an egg, but Martin has laid an ostrich omelette.See also: egg, lay lay an egg 1. tv. [for someone] to do something bad or poorly. I guess I really laid an egg, huh? 2. tv. [for something] to fail. The community theater laid an egg last night with the opening performance of Death of a Salesman. The film was fun to make, but it laid an egg at the box office. 3. tv. to laugh very hard; to cackle long and loudly. (As if one were a chicken.) Half the audience laid an egg when I told this one. See also: egg, lay lay an egg Informal To fail, especially in a public performance.See also: egg, lay lay an egg, to To fail, to make an embarrassing mistake. In Britain this term comes from cricket, where a player or team failing to score has, since the mid-nineteenth century, been said to get a duck’s egg (meaning 0, or zero). In America the term appeared in the latter part of the nineteenth century in vaudeville and theater, similarly signifying a flop of a performance. It was transferred to other arenas by the early twentieth century, and fittingly, a headline in Variety (the American chronicle of show business at the time) read, in October 1929, “Wall Street Lays An Egg.”See also: lay EncyclopediaSeeegg
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