How do you use egg on your face in a sentence?

: appearing foolish usually because something one said would happen has not happened The unexpected election result left a lot of journalists with egg on their faces.
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What is a sentence for egg on your face?

To look foolish or be embarrassed. Example: Terry had egg on his face after boasting that the examinations were really easy, but ended up failing most of his papers.
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What is the idiom for egg on his face?

to be very embarrassed because of something you said or did: He told everyone the deal was happening, and if it falls through now he'll have egg on his face.
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What does the idiom to egg on mean?

Definition of egg on

: to urge or encourage (someone) to do something that is usually foolish or dangerous He continued to take off his clothes while the crowd egged him on.
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Can I put egg yolk on my face?

Egg yolk is made up of mostly water and fats, which makes it a great water-binding agent that locks moisture into your skin cells, leaving your face soft and supple. Egg-yolk face masks work wonders for people with dry or flaky skin. The nutrients in egg yolks work to hydrate, nourish, and moisturize dull skin.
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Where does the saying egg on your chin come from?

The late John Ciardi suggested an origin in the lower-class and more rowdy kind of theatrical performance, in which an incompetent actor would have been pelted with eggs and forced off the stage.
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Where did the phrase egg it on come from?

It is derived from the Old Norse word eggja, which means to incite or provoke. The idiom to egg someone on first appeared in the mid-1500s. Related phrases are eggs someone on, egged someone on, egging someone on.
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What does it mean to have an egg?

You will have egg on your face if you've said or done something wrong, and it's made you feel embarrassed or stupid.
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Do I have egg on my face?

With egg on one's face means means appearing ridiculous or foolish because of one's actions. The phrase with egg on one's face is an American idiom, though the origins are murky.
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What does omelette face mean?

to be very embarrassed because of something you said or did: He told everyone the deal was happening, and if it falls through now he'll have egg on his face.
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What are blood eggs?

The Bottom Line. Blood spots are uncommon but can be found in both store-bought and farm-fresh eggs. They develop when tiny blood vessels in the hen's ovaries or oviduct rupture during the egg-laying process. Eggs with blood spots are safe to eat, but you can scrape the spot off and discard it if you prefer.
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What's another word for egg on?

In this page you can discover 31 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for egg on, like: goad, instigate, excite, spur, incite, prod, provoke, dissuade, propel, urge and galvanize.
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What is it called when someone eggs you on?

to encourage (someone) to do something foolish or daring. She was egging him on to ask the question. Synonyms. incite.
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What does mud on your face mean?

n a request for permission (esp. in the phrase without so much as a by-your-leave) in-your-face. adj. Slang aggressive and confrontational.
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What does egg in your beer mean?

A bonus, something for nothing, as in What do you want—egg in your beer? This expression dates from about 1940 and became widespread during World War II. The origin is unknown, since adding egg to beer does not improve the taste.
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How do you say egg in Old English?

Etymology. From Middle English eyren, alteration of earlier eyre (“eggs”), from Old English ǣġru (“eggs”), plural of ǣġ (“egg”), equivalent to ey +‎ -ren.
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What does eggy mean in British?

eggy (comparative eggier, superlative eggiest) (UK, slang) Slightly annoyed.
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What does Agging it on mean?

Agging definition

Filters. (obsolete) Egging on; raising quarrels (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century)
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What does the idiom Give me a break mean?

Definition of give me a break

1 —used to tell someone to stop bothering you or treating you unfairly "Aren't you finished yet?" "Give me a break! I only started 10 minutes ago!" 2 —used to say that you do not believe or are disgusted about what someone has said or done "He says he went to Harvard." "Give me a break!
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Do chickens have periods?

Although chickens do not menstruate (and thus their eggs are not “chicken periods” as is sometimes asserted), the cycle of creating and passing much larger eggs relative to their body size and weight is arguably even more physically taxing, especially in modern hens who have been bred to produce such unnaturally high ...
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Is it OK to eat a bloody egg?

Can I eat an egg with blood in it? Absolutely – eating an egg that has a blood spot won't hurt you. While you may wish to remove the spot with the tip of a knife and dispose of it, there is nothing in it that's harmful for human consumption.
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Why is my egg black inside?

Black or green spots inside the egg may be the result of bacterial or fungal contamination of the egg. If you come across an egg with black or green spots discard the egg. Off color egg whites, such as green or iridescent colors may be from spoilage due to bacteria.
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