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I nounEi, dasa bad egg — (fig. coll.): (person) eine üble Person
have or put all one's eggs in one basket — (fig. coll.) alles auf eine Karte setzen
as sure as eggs is or are eggs — (coll.) so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche (ugs.)
II transitive verbhave egg on or all over one's face — (fig.) dumm od. blöd dastehen (ugs.); dumm aus der Wäsche gucken (salopp)
egg somebody on [to do something] — jemanden anstacheln[, etwas zu tun]
* * *I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) das Ei2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) das Ei3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) die Eizelle•- academic.ru/115989/egg-cup">egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *[eg]I. n[half] a dozen \eggs ein [halbes] Dutzend Eierduck/ostrich/quail \egg Enten-/Straußen-/Wachtelei ntbeaten \egg geschlagenes Eifried \egg Spiegelei nthard-boiled/soft-boiled \egg hart/weich gekochtes Ei, hartes/weiches Ei ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZpoached \egg pochiertes [o verlorenes] Eito lay an \egg ein Ei legenchocolate \egg Schokoladenei nt4.▶ to put all one's \eggs in one basket alles auf eine Karte setzen▶ it's like teaching your grandmother to suck \eggs ( fam) da will das Ei [o Küken] [mal] wieder klüger sein als die Henne hum famII. vt▪ to \egg sb ⇆ on jdn anstacheln* * *[eg]nEi ntas sure as eggs is eggs (inf) — so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche (inf)
* * *egg1 [eɡ]A s1. Ei n:in the egg fig im Anfangsstadium, im Entstehen;(as) sure as eggs is eggs umg so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche, todsicher;put all one’s eggs in one basket umg alles auf eine Karte setzen;2. BIOL Eizelle f3. Ei n (eiförmiger Gegenstand):4. MIL sl Ei n (Fliegerbombe):drop an egg ein Ei legen5. obs umga) a bad (good) egg ein übler (feiner) Kerlb) good egg! prima!B v/t1. GASTR in geschlagenem Ei wenden:egg and crumb panieren2. besonders US umg mit (faulen) Eiern bewerfento zu;to do zu tun)* * *I nounEi, dasa bad egg — (fig. coll.): (person) eine üble Person
have or put all one's eggs in one basket — (fig. coll.) alles auf eine Karte setzen
as sure as eggs is or are eggs — (coll.) so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche (ugs.)
II transitive verbhave egg on or all over one's face — (fig.) dumm od. blöd dastehen (ugs.); dumm aus der Wäsche gucken (salopp)
egg somebody on [to do something] — jemanden anstacheln[, etwas zu tun]
* * *n.Ei -er n.
См. также в других словарях:
have all one's eggs in one basket — invest everything in one thing, risk everything on one chance … English contemporary dictionary
all your eggs in one basket — If you put all your eggs in one basket, you risk everything at once, instead of trying to spread the risk. (This is often used as a negative imperative Don t put all your eggs in one basket . Have your eggs in one basket is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
eggs in one basket — All one’s money in one investment. ► “ ‘You don’t want to have all your eggs in one basket, which is bad for any investment,’ says Harry Markowitz, who won the Nobel in 1990 for his work on the theory of portfolio diversification.” (Wall Street … American business jargon
all your eggs in one basket — If you put all your eggs in one basket, you risk everything at once, instead of trying to spread the risk. (This is often used as a negative imperative Don t put all your eggs in one basket . Have your eggs in one basket is also used.)… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
all one's eggs in one basket — noun a) The state of having invested heavily in just one area the stock market decline wouldn’t have hurt him so badly if he hadn’t had all his eggs in one basket b) The state of having devoted all of one’s resources to one thing at his age he… … Wiktionary
all your eggs in one basket — depending on one plan or one investment, hedge your bets If you invest all your money in one hotel, you ll have all your eggs in one basket … English idioms
put all your eggs in one basket — phrase to depend completely on just one idea, plan, or person so that you have no other possibilities if things go wrong The basic advice with investment is don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Thesaurus: to depend on or trust someone or… … Useful english dictionary
put all your eggs in one basket — to depend completely on just one idea, plan, or person so that you have no other possibilities if things go wrong The basic advice with investment is don t put all your eggs in one basket … English dictionary
all — See: AFTER ALL, AND ALL, AT ALL, BEAT ALL or BEAT THE DUTCH, FOR ALL, FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH, FOR ALL ONE KNOWS, FOR ALL THE WORLD, FOR GOOD also FOR GOOD AND ALL, FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE S HEART or WITH ALL ONE S HEART, HAVE ALL ONE S BUTTONS or… … Dictionary of American idioms
all — See: AFTER ALL, AND ALL, AT ALL, BEAT ALL or BEAT THE DUTCH, FOR ALL, FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH, FOR ALL ONE KNOWS, FOR ALL THE WORLD, FOR GOOD also FOR GOOD AND ALL, FROM THE BOTTOM OF ONE S HEART or WITH ALL ONE S HEART, HAVE ALL ONE S BUTTONS or… … Dictionary of American idioms
all — See: after all, and all, at all, beat all or beat the Dutch, for all, for all one is worth, for all one knows, for all the world, for good also for good and all, from the bottom of one s heart or with all one s heart, have all one s buttons or… … Словарь американских идиом
