what is the meaning of the idioms nest egg?
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Meaning. an amount of money that has been saved, especially for future use. savings for the future. money saved and set aside for later use. an amount of money that has been saved for something important.
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What are idioms and why are they important to achieve fluency? Idioms are expressions that help us describe an exact situation in a different, more creative way. They share cultural and historical information and broaden people's understanding of a language.
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egg on. Incite, urge ahead, provoke, as in Jack is always egging me on to drive faster, or Seemingly quiet, Margo actually eggs on Donald to quarrel with his staff. This expression has nothing to do with hen's eggs but comes from an Old Norse word, eggja, “to edge.”
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Egging refers to the act of throwing eggs at houses, cars, or people. Egging is a criminal offence in most areas. The eggs are usually raw, but are sometimes hard-boiled or rotten. Eggs are capable of causing damage when thrown at property and egging is often considered vandalism for this reason.
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(intransitive, idiomatic) To have better prospects, to improve. Things started looking up after Jim moved back in with his parents. (idiomatic) To obtain information about something from a text source.
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phrase [usually verb-link PHRASE] If you describe something that someone has achieved as a feather in their cap, you mean that they can be proud of it or that it might bring them some advantage.
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Figure of speech: This is a rhetorical device that uses words in distinctive ways to achieve special effects. ... Idiom: An idiom is a figure of speech – a phrase that means something other than its literal meaning. For example: get cold feet (meaning: become timid), or rat race (meaning= struggle for success).
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A broody hen is a chicken that has decided to sit on and incubate a clutch of eggs. Broodiness is driven by several factors: genetics, hormone, instinct, and lighting conditions. Some breeds are more prone to going broody than others. Buff Orpingtons, for example, are very broody hens.
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If you say or shout something until you are blue in the face, you are wasting your efforts because you will get no results: You can tell her to clean her room until you are blue in the face, but she won't do it. Useless and futile. a mug's game idiom.
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5. Idiomatic Expressions. An idiom is a phrase or expression whose meaning can't be understood from the ordinary meanings of the words in it. For example, “Get off my back!” is an idiom meaning “Stop bothering me!” The idiom “You hit the nail on the head” means “You're exactly right.”
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experience is the mother of wisdom. this idiom is used to mean that people learn from what happens to them.
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noun. a small cup or bowl for serving a boiled egg.
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Eggs symbolize fertility, so farmers would scatter broken eggs into their fields hoping they would bring forth an abundant crop. Also, if you break open an egg and find two yolks, that means someone you know will be getting married or having twins.
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What is an idiom? An idiom is a figurative expression, often unique to a particular cultural or language group. Idioms are part of informal, conversational or colloquial language usage.
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But I hear this joke more: "How do you like your eggs in the morning?" "Unfertilized." You mention wondering it meant actual eggs, but the original pick up line doesn't. Just means, let's have sex tonight and I'll make you breakfast tomorrow.
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oval. adjective. Definition of oval (Entry 2 of 2) : having the shape of an egg also : broadly elliptical.
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Idioms are short phrases with meanings that are different from the meanings of their individual words. Idioms are different from slang – idioms are in between formal and informal, so they are acceptable in everyday English conversations and e-mails – including some communication at work.