Egg on meaning
Egg on is a phrasal verb that means to urge someone strongly towards an unwise or potentially dangerous action.
- Past simple
- egged on
- Past participle
- egged on
- -ing form
- egging on
What egg on means
encourage risky actionB2
To urge someone strongly towards an unwise or potentially dangerous action
The crowd egged him on to attempt another jump.
Similar phrasal verbs
With on: turn on, put on, try on, go on, get on, hold on, carry on, hang on, keep on doing, keep on.
Common questions
What does egg on mean?
To urge someone strongly towards an unwise or potentially dangerous action.
What is the past tense of egg on?
Egged on, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
