Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: don't put all your eggs in one basket Page #44

Yee yee! We've found 5,730 phrases and idioms matching don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
fender-benderA minor accident involving at least one motor vehicle.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
fish glassViewing device with glass at one end for surface-viewing of fish underwater.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
fish or cut baitTo choose between taking action now, or forgoing the opportunity and putting that energy into another endeavor; to decide; do something constructive, but don't just do nothingRate it:

(5.00 / 2 votes)
flat brokeHas no money at allRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
fly the flagTo support one's country enthusiasticallyRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
fly the freak flagTo behave in a unconventional or unrestrained manner; to exhibit the uninhibited side of one's personality.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
food babyA protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
fool's bargainA bad bargain; one that leaves the person accepting it worse off.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
foot votingExpressing one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
foreign ministerPolitical or official representative person of one country in another country.Rate it:

(5.00 / 2 votes)
from china to peruall over the worldRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
fruit machineone arm banditRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
get outta hereUsed to tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
go outTo leave one's abode to go to public places.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
God is in the detailExpresses the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
goose is cookedAll hope is gone; there is no possibility of success.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
got dibsSave a last sip from your Cola for ME, another individual; . . . . . Lemme have 'second-dibs' on Your Coca Cola, JIMRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
grin and bear itTo tolerate adversity with good humor; put up with pain, misfortune, or unpleasantness without complaining or in a stoic mannerRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
happy landingsAn expression of good-luck, safe travel in any conveyance, Have success in your career or business venture.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
happy wife, happy lifewhen your wife is happy, you are happy; do what your wife says if you want to be happy; keep her happyRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
have someone on toastTo have somebody in one's power, or in a compromising or helpless position.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
health is wealthIf you don't have your health you have nothingRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
hoi polloithe masses, the general populace, the common people; in America it can carry a negative connotation depending on the context (as though commoners don't belong amongst the rich (high society) but it is not inherently derogatoryRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
hold backTo act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.Rate it:

(5.00 / 5 votes)
home and dryHaving safely reached one's target.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
home away from homeA place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
hot damn!It is usually used when one is very much pleased/excited.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
hunger is the best spiceWhen one is hungry, anything will taste good.Rate it:

(5.00 / 2 votes)
i've seen a better looking head on a grub wormSomeone that drank all night before going to work with hair uncombed an bloodshot eyesRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
I'm easyI have no strong feelings one way or another but am ready to complyRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
if it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck and looks like a duck, chances are it's a duckif something has all the attributes and appearances of being a certain thing, the probability exists that it is that thing.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullWhen you don't have all the facts or have a brilliant explanation, you can often convince people or win an argument by using bullshit.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
if you love somebody, set them freeOne should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
if you love someone, set them freeOne should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
in and outsexual intercourse, especially a brief one.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
in through the back doorTo introduce a measure in a way which one's opponents will not notice.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
it's a long road that has no turningencouragement when things are not going well. Just as a long road eventually has a turning, problems also eventually have a solution, even though one might have to wait.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
Jacke wie Hosesix of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
je m'en bats l'œil (pop.)I don’t care a straw for it.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
joe schmoeAn average person, especially a male, usually of blue-collar working class; no one in particular; someone unknown to you.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
justice delayed is justice deniedIf a wrong is not corrected within a reasonable amount of time, it is as though the wrong were not corrected at all.Rate it:

(5.00 / 3 votes)
keep a weather eye openTo maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying your full attention.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
keep aroundto keep something near one.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
keep at arm's lengthStay at a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

(5.00 / 2 votes)
know someone from AdamTo know or recognise someone at all.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
knuckle upBalls drop, don't be a pussyRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
la clef dont on se sert est toujours claireOne does not get rusty in what one does every day.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
lay upTo store; to put by.Rate it:

(5.00 / 5 votes)
leave someone holding the babyTo abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the responsibility or blame.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
let oneself goto cease to care about one's appearanceRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for don't put all your eggs in one basket:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
What's good for the goose is good for the _____.
A duck
B gaggle
C gravy
D gander

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ NEW