curate's egg
idiomA thing which has good and bad parts, but is overall spoiled by the bad.
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a wild goose never laid a tame egg
Most things are inherited and predetermined.
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bad egg
Someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.
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Borrow and beg
[Cockney slang]egg
A term that enjoyed a fresh lease of life during the second world war and the food-rationing period.
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egg on
To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
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good egg
A good person, someone to be trusted; a friend.
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lay an egg
To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.
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rotten egg
A person who is the latest, the last, or the slowest in a group to arrive somewhere or to perform a certain task.