Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing egg, including its inflections. Clear word filter
5 idioms
don't put all your eggs in one basket
CEFR B2Don't risk everything on a single plan or possibility.
Neutral
egg on your face
CEFR B2to be embarrassed after being publicly wrong
Informal
nest egg
CEFR B2a sum of money saved for retirement or the future
Neutral
chicken-and-egg problem
CEFR C1a situation in which two things each depend on the other, so neither can get started
Neutral
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
CEFR C1to destroy a reliable source of future profit through greed or short-term thinking
Neutral