egg on

• Deutsches Verb, das bedeutet, jemanden zu etwas anzustacheln oder ihn zu einer oft gewagten oder riskanten Handlung zu drängen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate encouraging or urging someone to do something, often something bold or risky.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Encourage or urgeinformal

   To encourage someone to do something, often something risky or bold.

   Anstacheln

   • His friends egged him on to jump into the pool.
   • She egged on her brother to ask for a raise.
   • The crowd egged on the performer to do another trick.

   Synonymedriveencourageexhortgoadinciteprodpromptpushspururge

   Antonymedeterdiscouragedissuadeinhibit

Grundverbegg