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  • 41Easter egg — Easter ,egg noun count 1. ) => NOTE an egg that children decorate in celebration of Easter 2. ) a chocolate egg that you give to someone as a present on Easter …

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  • 42(a) good egg — a good egg informal old fashioned phrase a good or reliable person Thesaurus: someone who is kind, generous or helpfulsynonym people or things you can rely on or trustsynonym Main entry: egg * * * a ˈgood egg idiom …

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  • 43rotten\ egg — noun 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 and Dick… …

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  • 44can't boil an egg — humorous if someone can t boil an egg, they are not able to cook. Don t expect a dinner invitation from Laura she can t boil an egg …

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  • 45God bless someone — spoken 1) used for praying that God will protect someone and treat them well God bless this ship and all who sail in her. 2) used for showing that you are grateful to someone for something My mother, God bless her, worked hard all her life. 3)… …

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  • 46The Pigeon Egg Strategy — is a black and white film directed by Max Makowski. One of the most notable aspects of the film is its multi cultural nature. Makowski is a Brazilian who speaks Spanish and he shot the film with an American cast in Hong Kong with a crew of… …

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  • 47nest egg — money someone has saved up He has a nice nest egg in the bank so he will have no financial problems if he leaves his company …

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  • 48(a) bad egg — mainly American, informal someone who behaves in a bad or dishonest way. He s a bad egg don t believe anything he says …

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  • 49go fry an egg — (USA) This is used to tell someone to go away and leave you alone …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 50bad egg — noun Someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue Dats right! piped up the newsboy who had brought the policeman. I see him do de trick jest a minit ago! …

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