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expr sl1)If I laid an egg - and I laid some big ones - that was my fault — Если я совершал ошибки, а я совершал довольно крупные ошибки, то это моя вина
2)I guess she really laid an egg — Мне кажется, что она снова сморозила какую-то глупость
3)The film was fun to make but it laid an egg at the box office — Фильм было интересно снимать, но в кассовом отношении он провалился
4) AmEHalf the audience laid an egg when I told this one — Половина зала буквально легла, когда я рассказал этот анекдот
I didn't know whether to cry or lay an egg — Я не знал, плакать мне или смеяться
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