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Definition of
egg verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
egg
verb
verb
NAmE
/
/
ɛɡ
/
/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they
egg
he / she / it
eggs
past simple
egged
-ing form
egging
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Phrasal Verbs
egg on
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egg
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noun
egg on
phrasal verb
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nest egg
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a good egg
have egg on your face
a chicken-and-egg situation, problem, etc.
kill the goose that lays the golden egg/eggs
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Phrasal verbs
egg on
phrasal verb
Idioms
a good egg
have egg on your face
a chicken-and-egg situation, problem, etc.
kill the goose that lays the golden egg/eggs
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