egg on
phrasal verb
egged on; egging on; eggs on
: to urge or encourage (someone) to do something that is usually foolish or dangerous
He continued to take off his clothes while the crowd egged him on.
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Winds, hot temperatures and dry conditions egged on flames through dead grass and caused the flames to quickly shift directions.
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024
Aegon is bored, fidget-spinning his egg on the table.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
UConn officials have a little egg on their faces that can be easily wiped off, and move on to the next possession.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2024
The female adults lay their eggs on the water’s surface.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024
Aegon is bored, fidget-spinning his egg on the table.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
UConn officials have a little egg on their faces that can be easily wiped off, and move on to the next possession.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2024
The female adults lay their eggs on the water’s surface.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
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“Egg on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20on. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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