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Egg on
UK
/ɛɡ ɒn/
US
/ɛɡ ɑn/
Translation egg on into russian
egg on
Verb
UK
/ɛɡ ɒn/
US
/ɛɡ ɑn/
He tried to egg on his friends to skip school.
Он пытался подстрекать своих друзей прогулять школу.
Additional translations
Definitions
egg on
Verb
UK
/ɛɡ ɒn/
US
/ɛɡ ɑn/
To encourage or incite someone to do something, often something risky or foolish.
He wouldn't have jumped off the cliff if his friends hadn't egged him on.
Idioms and phrases
egg (someone) on
He was egged on by his friends to try the dangerous stunt.
подстрекать (кого-то)
Его друзья подстрекали его попробовать опасный трюк.
egg on (one's) face
After boasting about his skills, he had egg on his face when he failed the test.
оказаться в глупом положении
После хвастовства своими навыками, он оказался в глупом положении, когда провалил тест.
have an egg on (one's) face
He ended up with egg on his face after his prediction was proven wrong.
выглядеть глупо из-за своих ошибок
Он выглядел глупо из-за своих ошибок, когда его предсказание оказалось неверным.