egg

egg
I eɡ noun
1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) egg
2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) egg
3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) egg(celle)
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- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II eɡ
egg
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eggcelle
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subst. \/eɡ\/
egg
as sure as eggs is\/are eggs (hverdagslig) så sikkert som at to og to er fire, så sikkert som amen i kirken
bad egg råttent egg (gammeldags) drittsekk
don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs er det egget som vil lære høna å verpe?, kom ikke her og fortell meg hva jeg skal gjøre
free-range eggs egg fra frittgående høner
good egg (gammeldags, hverdagslig) hyggelig fyr (utrop) bravo! , fint! , flott!
go suck an egg! (amer.) dra dit pepper'n gror!
in the egg i sin (spede) begynnelse, i sin vorden
kill the goose that lay the golden egg sage av den grenen man sitter på
lay an egg (spesielt amerikansk slang) bli\/gjøre fiasko, dumme seg fullstendig ut
put\/have all one's eggs in one basket sette alt på ett kort
sit on eggs (om fugler) ruge
tread on eggs bevege seg på tynn is
with egg on one's face (hverdagslig) med skjegget i postkassa
II
verb \/eɡ\/
egge
egg somebody on egge noen, utfordre noen

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