egg someone on

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Definition of egg someone on in English English dictionary

egg on
To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless

She had deliberately egged him on to wreck his prospects.

egg somebody on
To tease, provoke or encourage

Quit egging him on about his pet peeves.

egg on
urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
egg on
encourage, urge greatly (generally toward something negative as a fight, argument etc.)
egg on
If you egg a person on, you encourage them to do something, especially something dangerous or foolish. He was lifting up handfuls of leaves and throwing them at her. She was laughing and egging him on They egged each other on to argue and to fight
egg someone on

    Hyphenation

    egg some·one on

    Turkish pronunciation

    eg sʌmwʌn ôn

    Pronunciation

    /ˈeg ˈsəmˌwən ˈôn/ /ˈɛɡ ˈsʌmˌwʌn ˈɔːn/
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