What does "egg" mean?

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In addition to the idioms beginning with egg, also see bad egg; good egg; goose egg; kill the goose that lays the golden eggs; lay an egg; put all one's eggs in one basket; walk on eggs.

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egg on one's face

Informal embarrassment due to an obvious blunder

lay an egg

Informal to fail completely: said of a joke, theatrical performance, entertainer, etc.

put all one's eggs in one basket

or have all one's eggs in one basket

to risk all that one has on a single venture, method, etc.

See egg in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

egg on (one's) face

Informal

Embarrassment; humiliation: If you do that, you'll end up with egg on your face.

lay an egg

Informal

To fail, especially in a public performance.

put

/have all (one's) eggs in one basket Informal

To risk everything on a single venture.

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