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Egg Idioms

05:10 PM Mar 24 2008 \| Reply
gkisseberth Colombia	Easter is past, but here are some English "egg" idioms Egg on your face If someone has egg on their face, they are made to look foolish or embarrassed. All your eggs in one basket If you put all your eggs in one basket, you risk everything at once, instead of trying to spread the risk. (This is often used as a negative imperative- 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket'. 'Have your eggs in one basket' is also used.) Walk on eggshells If you have to walk on eggshells when with someone, you have to be very careful because they get angry or offended very easily.('Walk on eggs' is also used.) Teach your grandmother to suck eggs When people say 'don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs', they mean that people shouldn't try to teach someone who has experience or is an expert in that area. Which came first the chicken or the egg? This idiomatic expression is used when it is not clear who or what caused something.

05:10 PM Mar 24 2008 | Reply

gkisseberth

Colombia

Easter is past, but here are some English "egg" idioms

Egg on your face
If someone has egg on their face, they are made to look foolish or embarrassed.

All your eggs in one basket
If you put all your eggs in one basket, you risk everything at once, instead of trying to spread the risk. (This is often used as a negative imperative- 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket'. 'Have your eggs in one basket' is also used.)

Walk on eggshells
If you have to walk on eggshells when with someone, you have to be very careful because they get angry or offended very easily.('Walk on eggs' is also used.)

Teach your grandmother to suck eggs
When people say 'don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs', they mean that people shouldn't try to teach someone who has experience or is an expert in that area.

Which came first the chicken or the egg?
This idiomatic expression is used when it is not clear who or what caused something.

09:56 PM Mar 24 2008 \| Reply
Leia_14 Philippines	YOU CAN”T MAKE AN OMELETTE WITHOUT BREAKING THE EGG you cannot do something without causing some problems or having some effects GOOD EGG – a good person

09:56 PM Mar 24 2008 | Reply

Leia_14

Philippines

YOU CAN”T MAKE AN OMELETTE WITHOUT BREAKING THE EGG
you cannot do something without causing some problems or having some effects
GOOD EGG – a good person

01:16 AM Mar 25 2008 \| Reply
mj2008 Iran, Islamic Republic Of	hi, thanks alot for these nice & useful idioms & links of course you are the best on your job.i respect you for that, good luck forever. thanks again best wishes

01:16 AM Mar 25 2008 | Reply

mj2008

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

hi,

thanks alot for these nice & useful idioms & links of course you are the best on your job.i respect you for that, good luck forever.

thanks again

best wishes

02:53 AM Mar 25 2008 \| Reply
gkisseberth Colombia	egg-celent additions, Leia :)

02:53 AM Mar 25 2008 | Reply

gkisseberth

Colombia

egg-celent additions, Leia :)

05:30 PM Mar 27 2008 \| Reply
blitzkrieg Philippines	kill the goose that lays the golden egg to destroy something that makes a lot of money. If you sell your shares now, you could be killing the goose that lays the golden egg. Learning egg-dioms is really egg-citing, eggn’t it? Oh, What the egg am I talking about?

05:30 PM Mar 27 2008 | Reply

blitzkrieg

Philippines

kill the goose that lays the golden egg
to destroy something that makes a lot of money. If you sell your shares now, you could be killing the goose that lays the golden egg.
Learning egg-dioms is really egg-citing, eggn’t it? Oh, What the egg am I talking about?