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Definition

To produce a string of failures or flops.

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Origins

Variant of lay an egg, using the plural form.

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In Context

  • "Despite his dictum that “when you get a sex story in biblical garb, you can open your own mint,” this particular turkey was laying eggs all over America."
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Related Idioms

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lay off

(of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time …

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lay hands on

To find, obtain, or procure.

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lay to rest

To bury someone who has died.

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lay a finger on

To merely touch.

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lay an egg

To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.

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lay the groundwork

To create a foundation; to provide the basics or fundamentals.
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