EGG (SOMEBODY) ON


Meaning of EGG (SOMEBODY) ON in English

egg somebody ↔ on phrasal verb ( see also ↑ egg )

to encourage someone to do something, especially something that they do not want to do or should not do:

Bob didn’t want to jump, but his friends kept egging him on.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.