egg sb on

— phrasal verb with egg

/eɡ/ verb

Definition

› to strongly encourage someone to do something that might not be a very good idea: Don't egg him on! He gets himself into enough trouble without your encouragement.Encouraging and urging onInspiration and inspiring

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