ALL meanings of put all one's eggs in one basket
egg
P p - noun put all one's eggs in one basket the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species. 1
- noun put all one's eggs in one basket such a body produced by a domestic bird, especially the hen. 1
- noun put all one's eggs in one basket the contents of an egg or eggs: raw egg; fried eggs. 1
- noun put all one's eggs in one basket anything resembling a hen's egg. 1
- noun put all one's eggs in one basket Also called egg cell. the female gamete; ovum. 1
- noun put all one's eggs in one basket Informal. person: He's a good egg. 1
- noun put all one's eggs in one basket Slang. an aerial bomb. 1
- verb with object put all one's eggs in one basket to prepare (food) by dipping in beaten egg. 1
- idioms put all one's eggs in one basket egg on one's face, Informal. humiliation or embarrassment resulting from having said or done something foolish or unwise: They were afraid to back the losing candidate and wind up with egg on their faces. 1
- idioms put all one's eggs in one basket lay an egg, Informal. to fail wretchedly, especially to be unsuccessful in front of an audience: He laid an egg as the romantic hero. 1
- idioms put all one's eggs in one basket put all one's eggs in one basket, to venture all of something that one possesses in a single enterprise. 1
- idioms put all one's eggs in one basket walk on eggs, to walk or act very cautiously. 1
- noun put all one's eggs in one basket to stake everything on a single venture 0
- noun put all one's eggs in one basket to risk all that one has on a single venture, method, etc. 0
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