【俚語】
Have egg on one's face 丟臉,出丑
【例句】
The CEO really had egg on his face after he went on stage to demonstrate the new product and couldn't get it to work.
CEO上臺演示新產品,但他自己卻不會用,真的是出丑了。
Put all your eggs in one basket
孤注一擲
【例句】
She has all her eggs in one basket with this merger deal. If it doesn't work out, I doubt her company can survive.
她把所有的寶都押在這樁并購上。如果不成功,我感覺她的公司就垮了。
Can't boil an egg
連煮雞蛋都不會
【例句】
We should eat something beforehand because my brother's making dinner, and he can't boil an egg.
我們應該提前吃點。因為這次是我弟弟做飯,他可是連雞蛋都不會煮啊。
Kill the goose that lays the golden egg
殺雞取卵;毀掉帶來價值的事物
【例句】
Firing him is like killing the goose that lays the golden egg. He’s the best employee in the company.
解雇他就是殺雞取卵。他可是公司里最好的員工。