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to egg on
[phrase form: egg]
01
to encourage or provoke someone to do something, especially something risky
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
on
Base verb
egg
Present tense
egg on
3rd person singular
eggs on
Present participle
egging on
Past simple
egged on
Past participle
egged on
Examples
Sarah's friends egged her on to try bungee jumping during their vacation.
