EGG

I n. 1. яйцо; - soft-boiled egg - lightly boiled egg - hard-boiled egg - ham and eggs 2. воен. жарг. бомба; граната 3. биол. яйцеклетка - in the egg to crush in the egg подавить в зародыше, пресечь в корне - bad egg - good egg; to teach your grandmother to suck eggs - не учи ученого; яйца курицу не учат; as full as an egg - битком набитый II v. 1. смазывать яйцом 2. забрасывать тухлыми яйцами 3. науськивать, подстрекать (тж. egg on) His family egged Jim on to enter the race. Jim would not have entered the race if his family had not egged him.