Смысл: a-begging

a-begging[əʹbegıŋ]
adv
<Í> 1. уст. нищенствуя, собирая милостыню
to go a-begging - а) нищенствовать, собирать милостыню; б) собирать пожертвования
2. без внимания, в небрежении
the copy goes a-begging - нигде не хотят эту рукопись принимать

egg Идиома

a good egg

a good-natured person, a good head Everybody likes Marsha. She's a good egg.

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.

an egghead

a very intelligent person.

bad egg

a bad person, bum That man is a bad egg so you should try and avoid him if you can.

beggars can't be choosers

people who receive free things should not expect the best "When they complained about the shabby coats, he said, ""Beggars can't be choosers."""

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.

egg me on

encourage me, tell me to do it I didn't want to steal the exam, but they egged me on.

egg on

urge someone on Many people at the soccer game were egged on by the drunken fans.

egg on my face

embarrassed, outsmarted I made a deal with Jake and ended up with egg on my face.

egg (someone) on

urge or push someone to do something He is always egging his friend on when he is angry which makes him even angrier.

good egg

(See a good egg)

goose egg

zero, no score, skunked They got three goals. We got the goose egg.

have egg on one

be embarrassed He really has egg on his face after finding out about his mistake.

kill the goose that layed the golden egg

spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedy He was always complaining about his job but now it is gone. He has killed the goose that layed the golden egg.

kill the goose that lays the golden egg

spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedy They sold part of their business but it was the most profitable part. I think that they have killed the goose that lays the golden egg.

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.

lay an egg

fail to win the interest or favor of an audience Although he was supposed to be a good magician, his performance was terrible and it laid an egg with the audience.

nest egg

money for retirement, life savings After selling the farm, they had their nest egg - about $200,000.

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.

beggar

euphemism for "bugger"

begging for it

a general comment on a person's supposed, if not actual, yearning for sexual intimacies:"Cor, look at her! She's begging for it"

butter and egg man

the money man, the man with the bankroll, a yokel who comes to town to blow a big wad in nightclubs

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.

have egg on one's face

Idiom(s): have egg on one's face

Theme: EMBARRASSMENT

to be embarrassed because of an error that is obvious to everyone.
• Bob has egg on his face because he wore jeans to the party and everyone else wore formal clothing.
• John was completely wrong about the weather for the picnic. It snowed! Now he has egg on his face.

go begging

Idiom(s): go begging

Theme: NEED - LACKING

to be unwanted or unused. (As if a thing were begging for an owner or a user.)
• There is still food left. A whole lobster is going begging. Please eat some more.
• There are many excellent books in the library just going begging because people don't know they are there.

egg sb on

Idiom(s): egg sb on

Theme: ENCOURAGEMENT

to encourage, urge, or dare someone to continue doing something, usually something unwise.
• John wouldn't have done the dangerous experiment if his brother hadn't egged him on.
• The two boys kept throwing stones because the other children were egging them on.

beggar description

Idiom(s): beggar description

Theme: DESCRIPTION

to defy description; to be unable to be described
• The house was a mess. The place beggared description.
• Our reaction to the proposal beggars description. We were deeply disturbed for days.

A young idler, an old beggar.

If you don't work, you won't have any money when you're old.

If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.

Wishing alone is of no use; you must act as well.

Kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

Destroy something that would be a source of wealth or success.

Put all your eggs in one basket

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

All my eye and Peggy Martin

(UK) An idiom that appears to have gone out of use but was prevalent in the English north Midlands of Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire from at least the turn of the 20th century until the early 1950s or so. The idiom's meaning is literally something said or written that is unbelievable, rumor, over embellished, the result of malicious village gossip etc.

Curate's egg

(UK) If something is a bit of a curate's egg, it is only good in parts.

Egg on your face

If someone has egg on their face, they are made to look foolish or embarrassed.

Go fry an egg

(USA) This is used to tell someone to go away and leave you alone.

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride

This means that wishing for something or wanting it is not the same as getting or having it.

Over-egg the pudding

(UK) If you over-egg the pudding, you spoil something by trying to improve it excessively. It is also used nowadays with the meaning of making something look bigger or more important than it really is. ('Over-egg' alone is often used in this sense.)

Sure as eggs is eggs

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

Teach your grandmother to suck eggs

When people say 'don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs', they mean that people shouldn't try to teach someone who has experience or is an expert in that area.

Which came first the chicken or the egg?

This idiomatic expression is used when it is not clear who or what caused something.

You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

This idiom means that in order to achieve something or make progress, there are often losers in the process.

Beggars cannot be choosers.

One must accept what is available in difficult circumstances.

If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

Life would be very easy if goals could be achieved only by desiring.

Kill not the goose that lays golden eggs.

Be satisfied with whatever you get little at a time, and do not lose it for the greed to get it all at once.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Spread your risks widely and wisely.

bad egg|egg

n., slang A ne'er-do-well; good-for nothing; a habitual offender. The judge sent the bad egg to prison at last.
Antonym: GOOD EGG.

beggars can't be choosers|beggar|beggars|chooser|c

People who can not choose what they will have, must accept what they get; if you are not in control, you must take what you can gel. We wanted to leave on the train in the morning but it doesn't go until afternoon, so we must go then. Beggars can't he choosers. Mary got a red dress from her sister, although she didn't like red. She kept it because she said beggars should not be choosers.
Compare: LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH.