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Definition of
egg on phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
egg on
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
egg somebody
on
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to encourage someone to do something, especially something that they should not do
He hit the other boy again and again as his friends egged him on.
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egg on
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have egg on your face
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have egg on your face
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