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egg on Informal
Meaning: If you egg someone on, you encourage them to do something foolish or risky.
Synonym: encourage, goadFor example:
- egg sb on Janice had already had too much to drink, but her friends egged her on, trying to make her drink even more.
- be egged on by sb If he hadn't been egged on by the other kids, Kenny would never have smoked that first cigarette. He hated the smell.
Quick Quiz:
Jimmy's friends were egging him on as he
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