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31Robin egg blue — Robin egg blue, also called eggshell blue, approximates the shade of the eggs laid by the American Robin.The first recorded use of robin egg blue as a color name in English was in 1873. [ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw… …
32Montague Egg — is a fictional amateur detective, who appears in eleven short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers. Unlike Sayers s better known creation, Lord Peter Wimsey, Egg does not actively pursue investigations. Usually, he is witness to the discovery of a… …
33bad egg — noun (old fashioned slang) a bad person • Ant: ↑good egg • Usage Domain: ↑slang, ↑cant, ↑jargon, ↑lingo, ↑argot, ↑patois, ↑vernacular …
34lay an egg — {v. phr.}, {slang} To fail to win the interest or favor of an audience. * /His joke laid an egg./ * /Sometimes he is a successful speaker, but sometimes he lays an egg./ …
35rotten egg — {n.}, {informal} A person whose character or way of acting is not good. * /His friends have all learned he is a rotten egg./ Often used by children in fun, as of someone who is slow in doing something. * /The boys ran to the river to go swimming… …
36lay an egg — {v. phr.}, {slang} To fail to win the interest or favor of an audience. * /His joke laid an egg./ * /Sometimes he is a successful speaker, but sometimes he lays an egg./ …
37rotten egg — {n.}, {informal} A person whose character or way of acting is not good. * /His friends have all learned he is a rotten egg./ Often used by children in fun, as of someone who is slow in doing something. * /The boys ran to the river to go swimming… …
38lay an egg — 1. tv. [for someone] to do something bad or poorly. □ I guess I really laid an egg, huh? □ The cast laid an egg in both performances. 2. tv. [for something] to fail. □ The community theater laid an egg last night with the opening performance of… …
39The Golden Egg — Infobox Book name = The Golden Egg title orig = Het Gouden Ei translator = Claire Nicolas White (first English edition) image caption = author = Tim Krabbé illustrator = cover artist = country = Netherlands language = Dutch genre = Psychological …
40Easter egg — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Easter egg : singular Easter egg plural Easter eggs 1) a chocolate egg that you give to someone as a present at Easter 2) an egg that children decorate in celebration of Easter • Cultural note: Children often… …
