n.
eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring

scrambled eggs Idiom, Proverb

all your eggs in one basket

depending on one plan or one investment, hedge your bets If you invest all your money in one hotel, you'll have all your eggs in one basket.

don't put all your eggs in one basket

do not invest all the money in one company Balance your investments. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

lose or destroy the source of wealth If we pollute the environment, we kill the goose - we lose it all.

put all your eggs in...

(See all your eggs in one basket)

suck eggs

have a bad experience, up yours "When I told him not to swear, he said, ""Go suck eggs, man."""

walk on eggshells

be very careful, watch your step Your son is so afraid of making a mistake he's walking on eggshells.

walk on eggs

Idiom(s): walk on eggs

Theme: CAUTION

to be very cautious. (Informal. Never literal.)
• The manager is very hard to deal with. You really have to walk on eggs.
• I've been walking on eggs ever since I started working here.

put all one's eggs in one basket

Idiom(s): put all one's eggs in one basket

Theme: RISK

to risk everything at once. (Often negative.)
• Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Then everything won't be lost if there is a catastrophe.
• John only applied to the one college he wanted to go to. He put all his eggs in one basket.

Put all your eggs in one basket

Risk everything by relying on one plan (by putting all one's money in one business).

Sure as eggs is eggs

These means absolutely certain, and we do say 'is' even though it is grammatically wrong.

scrambled eggs

slang A complect of gold leaf-shaped adornment begin as an adornment on the brims or visors of the ailing caps of aggressive officers. We could acquaint by the accolade eggs on her hat that she was a baronial officer. Hs's alone a abettor administrator in the navy, so he doesn't accept any accolade eggs on his cap yet.Learn more: egg, scramble

scrambled eggs

n. rank badge on a aggressive officer’s uniform. I apperceive his rank is aerial because of the “scrambled eggs,” but I don’t apperceive how high. Learn more: egg, scramble

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Stroll down memory lane Stuffed to the gills Succeed in the clutch Sunday driver Sure as eggs is eggs Sure-fire Swansong Swear like a sailor Swear like a trooper Sweat like a pig Sweep off your feet Sweep things under the carpet scour scour (something or some place) for (someone or something) scour (something) off of (something else) scour (something) out of (something else) scour for scour off scour out scour out of scout scout about (for someone or something) scout around scout around (for someone or something) scout out scout up scouting Scout's honour scowl scowl at scowl at (someone or something) scrag scraggy scram scramble scramble for scramble for (something) scrambled eggs scrap scrape scrape (someone or something) up off (something) scrape (something) away from (something) scrape (something) off of (something) scrape (something) out of (something) scrape acquaintance with scrape acquaintance with (someone) scrape along scrape along on (something) scrape along with (something) scrape an acquaintance with somebody scrape away scrape away at (something) scrape by scrape off scrape out scrape out of scrape the barrel scrape the bottom of the barrel scrape through scrape together scrape up scrape up an acquaintance scrape up an acquaintance with (someone)

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