Collocations for "egg"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "egg" in context.
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egg
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [hen's, duck, ostrich, chicken, goose] eggs
- [scrambled, fried, poached, raw] eggs
- [hard, soft] boiled eggs
- [a fertilized, an unfertilized] egg
- [Easter, chocolate] eggs
- [dye, paint, decorate] Easter eggs
- he's a [good, bad, rotten] egg
- bought [six, half a dozen] eggs
- eggs [and bacon, on toast] for breakfast
- made [without, with] egg
- [scramble] (the) eggs
- [whisk, beat] the eggs (lightly)
- am allergic to eggs
- am having eggs for [breakfast, dinner]
- crack (open) an egg
- cracked an egg (open)
- how do you [like, want] your eggs?
- how many eggs would you like?
- [laid, hatched] an egg
- the egg (just) hatched
- the egg is hatching
- got egg on his face
- UK: teaching (your) grandmother to suck eggs
- [never, don't] put all your eggs in one basket
- donate your eggs [to an infertile couple, for money]
- had her eggs frozen
- had two eggs implanted
- an egg is released (from the ovary)
- the egg and the sperm
- egg [whites, yolks]
- egg noodles
- an egg [cup, timer, box]
- an Easter egg hunt
- eat egg [rolls, sandwiches]
- the egg-and-spoon race
- [being, becoming, using] an egg donor
- egg [him, the dog, the child] on
- egged on by his [brother, friends, parents]
- egged him into [doing, saying]
- egged [his house, his car, him]
- egged her [shirt, in the face]
'egg' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):