Egg-citing Phrases
This term refers to an amount of money saved for the future.
Nest egg.
When an advertised special isn’t available, ask for one of these so you can buy it at the advertised discount when it’s back in stock.
Rain check.
If you do this you are encouraging or urging someone to do something.
Egging on.
This word is used to describe rain coming down in buckets or when it’s raining cats and dogs.
Pouring.
This saying is another way to express embarrassment or humiliation.
Egg on one's face.
In the nursery rhyme “Rain, Rain, Go Away,” this person is snoring.
The old man.
This saying tells someone to not risk losing everything by having only one plan and depend entirely on it for success.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
B. J. Thomas sang this song about raindrops.
Rain drops keep falling on my head.
This is another way to say you are behaving or speaking in a cautious manner to avoid upsetting someone who is easily upset.
Walking on eggshells.
“Rainy Days and Mondays” was a tune by this brother-sister duo.
The Carpenters.
This phrase refers to the practice of ruining something that is making one successful.
To kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
She is the female lead in the 1952 film Singin’ in the Rain.
Debbie Reynolds.