egg on

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения поощрения или подстрекательства кого-либо сделать что-то, часто смелое или рискованное.

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

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Encourage or urgeinformal

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

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   • 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.

   Synonymsdriveencourageexhortgoadinciteprodpromptpushspururge

   Antonymsdeterdiscouragedissuadeinhibit

Base verbegg