Egg On (Verb)
Meaning
Urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The cheering crowd egged the players on to shoot again for a winning goal.
- Her constant teasing egged him on to try the impossible stunt on his skateboard.
- The company's CEO egged her employees on to improve their sales figures before the end of the quarter.
- His friends egged him on to sing karaoke, despite his initial hesitation.
- The rowdy teenagers egged the performer on to do a more daring magic trick.