Idiom
lay an egg
Meaning
To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The comedian really laid an egg during his performance last night.”
“The team spent months preparing for the product launch, but it laid an egg when nobody bought the new device.”
“Despite the massive budget and high expectations, the director's latest film laid an egg at the box office, leaving critics and investors deeply disappointed.”
Examples
simple
“The comedian really laid an egg during his performance last night.”
contextual
“The team spent months preparing for the product launch, but it laid an egg when nobody bought the new device.”
complex
“Despite the massive budget and high expectations, the director's latest film laid an egg at the box office, leaving critics and investors deeply disappointed.”
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