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lay an egg

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Synonyms and Antonyms of lay an egg

1 to make a mistake

His book report was going perfectly until he laid an egg and got the main character's name wrong.

Synonyms of lay an egg

blunder, boob [British], err, flub, fluff, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), screw up, slip up, stumble, trip

Words Related to lay an egg

bobble, botch, bungle, butcher, foozle, mangle, mishandle, muff, murder

miscalculate, misconceive, miscount, miscue, misdeem, misgauge, misjudge, mistake

misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand

Phrases Synonymous with lay an egg

2 to be unsuccessful

The gymnast nailed perfect landings on her first two vaults but really laid an egg on the third.

Synonyms of lay an egg

bomb, collapse, crater, fail, flame out, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, tank, wash out

Words Related to lay an egg

flounder, struggle

decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane

crash, crumble, miscarry, misfire

implode, self-destruct

Phrases Synonymous with lay an egg

come a cropper, come to grief, come up empty, die on the vine, fall flat, fall on one's face, fall short

Near Antonyms of lay an egg

cook, flourish, prosper, thrive

prevail, triumph, win

Antonyms of lay an egg

click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out

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