lay an egg

VERB

act

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enact perform play portray

STRONG

burlesque characterize dramatize emote feign ham impersonate mime mimic mug parody personate personify pretend rehearse represent simulate star stooge strut

WEAK

be on bring down the house do a turn go on go over ham it up make debut play act play gig play part play role put it over say one's piece take part tread the boards

Antonyms

STRONGEST

direct fail prevent stop

WEAK

abstain cease discontinue give up halt hesitate idle refrain

VERB

play

Synonyms

STRONGEST

do perform portray present

STRONG

discourse enact execute ham impersonate personate playact represent

WEAK

act the part of ham it up play a gig read a part take the role of tread the boards

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail

WEAK

direct listen watch work

VERB

play-act

Synonyms

WEAK

be on bring down the house burlesque characterize do do a turn dramatize emote enact feign go on go over ham ham it up impersonate make debut mime mimic mug parody perform personate personify play play gig play part play role portray pretend put it over rehearse represent say one's piece simulate star stooge strut take part tread the boards

Example Sentences

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One of these is called a "brood ball," where they lay an egg in each ball, after they have buried it.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2024

Rams 24, Seahawks 21: The consensus seems to be that the desperate Seahawks won’t lay an egg against the 5-11 Rams at home.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2023

On Thursday night, the Suns had a chance to send the Mavericks home for the summer, only to lay an egg.

From New York Times • May 13, 2022

"Fourteen-point favorites. Go down to Jacksonville to punch our ticket into the playoffs and absolutely lay an egg," Saturday groaned during an appearance on ESPN’s Get Up.

From Fox News • Jan. 12, 2022

“Lay an egg, lay an egg, lay an egg!” her brothers teased as they watched her sink low, knees akimbo.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

lay an egg

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