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A n2 † ○ ( fellow) he's a good/bad egg c'est un brave/sale type ○.B modif [sandwich] à l'œuf ; [collector] d'œufs ; [farm] producteur/-trice d'œufs ; [mayonnaise, noodles, sauce] aux œufs.to kill sth in the egg tuer qch dans l'œuf ; to put all one's eggs in one basket mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier ; to have egg on one's face ○ avoir l'air fin ○ ; as sure as eggs is eggs aussi vrai que deux et deux font quatre ; to lay an egg ○ US Theat faire un four ○.■ egg on:▶ egg [sb] on forcer qn ; to egg sb on to do pousser qn à faire.
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