lay an egg
English
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Verb
lay an egg (third-person singular simple present lays an egg, present participle laying an egg, simple past and past participle laid an egg)
- (of a bird or other egg-creating animal) To produce an egg.
- (idiomatic, of a person, organization, etc.) To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.
- That author usually writes good stuff, but he really laid an egg with that last piece.
Translations
to produce an egg
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to produce a failure or flop
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