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egg on
Thesaurus| Verb | 1.egg on - urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"prod, incitegoose - prod into actionhalloo - urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt"goad - urge with or as if with a goad |
egg onverbTo stir to action or feeling:excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up.Translationsegg on
egg onslang To urge someone to do something, often something mischievous. A noun or pronoun can be used between "egg" and "on." Trevor's never been in trouble before, so I'm sure his friends egged him on to start the food fight.See also: egg, onegg someone onto encourage, urge, or dare someone to continue doing something, usually something unwise. John wouldn't have done the dangerous experiment if his brother hadn't egged him on. The two boys kept throwing stones because the other children were egging them on.See also: egg, onegg onIncite, urge ahead, provoke, as in Jack is always egging me on to drive faster, or Seemingly quiet, Margo actually eggs on Donald to quarrel with his staff. This expression has nothing to do with hen's eggs but comes from an Old Norse word, eggja, "to edge." Both edge on and egg on were used interchangeably, but today the latter is preferred. [c. 1200] See also: egg, onegg onv. To encourage, goad, or incite someone into action: I didn't want to sing karaoke, but my friends egged me on. She egged on her coworkers to sign the petition.See also: egg, onegg on
Related to egg on: egg on your faceSynonyms for egg onverb to stir to action or feelingSynonyms- excite
- foment
- galvanize
- goad
- impel
- incite
- inflame
- inspire
- instigate
- motivate
- move
- pique
- prick
- prod
- prompt
- propel
- provoke
- set off
- spur
- stimulate
- touch off
- trigger
- work up
Synonyms for egg onverb urge onSynonymsRelated Words |