Egg Sayings for Easter
By: Tippy & Alfred
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To have "egg on your face" is a very old saying. What does
it mean? It means to be embarrassed because you were caught
doing or saying something in which you have no excuse or
alibi to help you find your way out of it or blame it on
someone else. In other words, Yup, you did it!
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"To Lay An Egg" is also an expression meaning to have done
something that resulted in either being a total
embarrassment to you or did not turn out how you meant it to
be for someone else.
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"To put all your eggs in one basket" means to rely totally
on one person or situation as your security.
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To be a "good egg" is to be a nice person.
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To have a big "goose egg" means to have zero in your score
or have a situation that had absolutely no outcome. Also,
nowadays, it is a name for a big bump on your head.
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To have a "nest egg" for retirement years means to have some
money in your savings or a 401K plan.
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To "walk on egg shells" means that you must deal with some
one or some situation in a very sensitive manner.
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In the old days to be an "egghead" meant to be brainy or
intellectual.
Today they just call that person a geek or nerd.
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To want "egg in your beer" means to feel that you are
entitled to some special treatment or advantage.
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To have "scrambled eggs for brains" means to be a
scatterbrain, to be unable to think straight or organize.
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To be a "hardboiled egg" means to be stubborn.
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To be a "rotten egg" means you are disliked by a group
because of some bad action you have done (i.e. lying,
cheating, stealing.)
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