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egg on

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Verb1.egg on - urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
prod, incite
goose - prod into action
halloo - urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt"
goad - urge with or as if with a goad
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? egg on
vt sep → anstacheln; don’t egg him on! → jetzt stachel ihn doch nicht auch noch an!


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You can have egg on your face because you did something embarrassing, like leaving a yellow driblet of egg on your chin.
EGGS-ACTLY WHAT TO BELIEVE - SO THE YOLK'S NOT ON YOU by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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