egg on
[verb]
Synonyms: encourage, exhort, goad, incite, prod, prompt, push, spur, urge

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Contrasted words: arrest, bridle
Related Words: agitate, excite, pique, stimulate, instigate, arouse, drive, rally, stir up, whip (on or up)

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

egg somebody ↔ on phrasal verb (see also egg)
to encourage someone to do something, especially something that they do not want to do or should not do:
Bob didn’t want to jump, but his friends kept egging him on.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

egg on
to encourage someone to do something (often something bad/wrong/dangerous); to urge or push someone to do something
The boys egged their friend on to jump into the water.

The boy is always egging his friend on to do stupid things.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

egg on
v. To urge on; excite; lead to action.
Joe's wife egged him on to spend money to show off.
The big boys egged on the two little boys to fight.
Compare: PUT UP⁶.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

egg someone on
to encourage someone to do something (often something bad/wrong/dangerous); to urge or push someone to do something
The boys egged their friend on to jump into the water.

The boy is always egging his friend on to do stupid things.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲