Egg (someone) On Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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egg (someone) on What does egg (someone) on mean?	to urge or push someone to do something	The boy is always egging his friend on to do stupid things.
egg (someone) on What does egg (someone) on mean?	to encourage someone to do something (often something bad/wrong/dangerous)	The boys egged their friend on to jump into the water.
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pick off (someone or something) What does "pick off (someone or something)" mean?	to kill with a carefully aimed shot from a gun or other weapon	The police were easily able to pick off the man who was shooting the rifle.

feather one`s nest What does "feather one`s nest" mean?	to enrich oneself (while holding public office or a trusted job etc.)	The mayor has been feathering his nest for many years and is now very rich.
alley cat What does "alley cat" mean?	a stray cat	I began to feed the alley cat and now it comes to my house every day.
show (someone) up What does "show (someone) up" mean?	to make someone's faults apparent	The girl showed her friend up by doing all of her homework on time.
jerk off What does "jerk off" mean?	masturbate (men only)
go on What does "go on" mean?	to be put on something, to fit on something	The top of the jar would not go on so I threw it in the garbage.
beat (someone) to the punch What does "beat (someone) to the punch" mean?	to do something before others do it	My friend beat me to the punch and arrived at the interview first.
community property What does "community property" mean?	property belonging jointly to a married couple or acquired during their marriage	The couple decided to divide some of their community property and give it to their children before they left to do volunteer work overseas.

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Egg (someone) On Idiom