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tough egg 成语

a good egg

a good-natured person, a good head Everybody likes Marsha. She's a good egg.

all your eggs in one basket

depending on one plan or one investment, hedge your bets If you invest all your money in one hotel, you'll have all your eggs in one basket.

an egghead

a very intelligent person.

bad egg

a bad person, bum That man is a bad egg so you should try and avoid him if you can.

beggars can't be choosers

people who receive free things should not expect the best "When they complained about the shabby coats, he said, ""Beggars can't be choosers."""

don't put all your eggs in one basket

do not invest all the money in one company Balance your investments. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

egg me on

encourage me, tell me to do it I didn't want to steal the exam, but they egged me on.

egg on

urge someone on Many people at the soccer game were egged on by the drunken fans.

egg on my face

embarrassed, outsmarted I made a deal with Jake and ended up with egg on my face.

egg (someone) on

urge or push someone to do something He is always egging his friend on when he is angry which makes him even angrier.

tough egg (to crack)

A person, thing, situation, or problem that is particularly difficult to understand, solve, or deal with. I've been dating Jenny for over a year, and I still think she's a tough egg to crack! Figuring out the best way to modernize our product without alienating existing customers is definitely a tough egg to crack. The spy we captured is a tough egg; he hasn't said a thing since we began the interrogation.See also: egg, tough

tough egg to crack

and tough nut to crack n. a person or thing that is hard to figure out or hard to deal with. She won’t talk. She’s going to be a tough nut to crack! I wish Jill wasn’t such a tough nut to crack. See also: crack, egg, to, tough

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