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à l'anglaisecoated by dipping in flour, egg, and breadcrumbsRate it:

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a wild goose never laid a tame eggmost things are inherited and predeterminedRate it:

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bad eggSomeone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.Rate it:

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bad eggdisreputable characterRate it:

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better an egg today than a hen tomorrowIt is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.Rate it:

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blame canadaA catch phrase for shifting attention away from a serious social issue by laying responsibility with Canada.Rate it:

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curate's eggA thing which has good and bad parts.Rate it:

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daddy will have a stitting of marans in the springa comment about success of a breed of laying hensRate it:

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egg onTo encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.Rate it:

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Egg on Your FaceTo be extremely humiliated or self-conscious for something idiotic that you said or commitRate it:

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egg somebody onTo tease, provoke or encourage.Rate it:

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egg whitealbumenRate it:

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fried breadBread slices dipped in an egg and milk mixture and pan fried then served with syrup, molasses, butter, margarine, and topped w/whip cream, powdered sugar et al.Rate it:

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good eggA good person, someone to be trusted.Rate it:

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hatch outTo hatch from an egg.Rate it:

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have egg on one's faceTo suffer embarrassment or humiliation; to damage one's reputation.Rate it:

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house of cardsA structure made by laying cards perpendicularly on top of each other.Rate it:

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lay an eggTo produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.Rate it:

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lay an eggThe act or performance which is substandard in one's capability. An act or performance which is substandard or below the typical level of one's usual production or output: An act, production or presentation of a noxious, negative, repulsive, boorish nature:Rate it:

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Lay an EggTo give a pathetic and shaming performance in somethingRate it:

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lay an eggTo produce an egg.Rate it:

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nest eggA savings; a reserve of money.Rate it:

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nest eggA natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.Rate it:

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peel a grapeScore One!, Do Something Special, Contrive A Winner, Stand An Egg On End.Rate it:

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rotten eggA person who is the latest, the last, or the slowest in a group at performing a certain task, especially at going to a certain place.Rate it:

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