Where does “lay eggs” come from?
lay eggs (English) comes from English lay an egg — To produce an egg; To produce a failure or flop;...
lay eggs (English): To produce a string of failures or flops
Definitions
- To produce a string of failures or flops
Ancestry of “lay eggs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lay an egg | To produce an egg; To produce a failure or flop;... |