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lay eggs

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To produce a string of failures or flops.

idiomatic

Equivalents

日本語産卵
العربيةباضغرز
3 more languages
Bosanskinestiнести
Hrvatskinestiнести
Српскиnestiнести

Examples

“Despite his dictum that “when you get⟳ a sex story in biblical garb, you can open⟳ your own⟳ mint,” this particular turkey was laying eggs all over America.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

lay eyes on lay for lay hands on lay hold of lay ill in one's mouth lay in

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