Sentence examples for egg on from inspiring English sources

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"egg on" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to encourage or urge someone to do something, often in an insistent way. For example: "The crowd began to egg on the fighter to go in for the knockout punch."

Dictionary

egg on

verb

To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.

synonyms

provoke

prod

incite

Exact(60)

Place egg on one slice of bread.

WikiHow

Just one more way to get your egg on.

HuffPost

Put a Egg on It.

The New York Times

Toss an egg on top.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

" 'Put an egg on it,' " he said.

The New York Times - Food

Egg on your face is what.

The Economist

Or there is poached egg on toast.

Independent

Fruit and egg on a pizza?

The New York Times

The truffled egg on the menu is.

The Guardian - Lifestyle

It's like egg on your face.

The New York Times - Sports

But without the usual egg on top.

The New York Times - Food

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