egg on

phrasal verb

egged on; egging on; eggs on

: to urge or encourage (someone) to do something that is usually foolish or dangerous

He continued to take off his clothes while the crowd egged him on.

Examples of egg on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The female adults lay their eggs on the water’s surface. —Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024

Many of them, egged on by Mr. Trump, were loath to give Mr. Biden a legislative victory in an election year. —Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 4 June 2024

Unlike some mosquitoes, the floodwater mosquito does not lay eggs on the surface of standing water. —Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024

Lay down outside down here, crack an egg on your forehead and enjoy it in 30 seconds. —Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024

Throughout this period, belligerents were egged on and exploited by rival powers in the Cold War. —Jason K. Stearns, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022

Both even engaged in some light trash-talking, egged on by their respective athletic directors. —C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024

As police tried to clear the encampment, college students stood on benches, and fences, egging on police and protesters. —Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024