Egg someone on là gì
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Show egg on Idiom, Proverbegg 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, on
egg onurge someone on Many people at the soccer game were egged on by the drunken fans.egg on my faceembarrassed, outsmarted I made a deal with Jake and ended up with egg on my face.egg on one's face, haveegg on one's face, haveLook foolish or be embarrassed, as in If you ask any more personal questions, you'll end up with egg on your face. This expression possibly alludes to dissatisfied audiences pelting performers with raw eggs. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] Egg on your faceIf someone has egg on their face, they are made to look foolish or embarrassed.egg on|eggv. To urge on; excite; lead to action. Joe's wife egged him on to spend money to show off. The big boys egged on the two little boys to fight.Compare: PUT UP6. have egg on onebe embarrassed He really has egg on his face after finding out about his mistake.have egg on one's faceIdiom(s): have egg on one's faceTheme: EMBARRASSMENT to be embarrassed because of an error that is obvious to everyone. Bob has egg on his face because he wore jeans to the party and everyone else wore formal clothing. John was completely wrong about the weather for the picnic. It snowed! Now he has egg on his face. |