egg on

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Verb

egg on

1. (transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.

Synonyms

• provoke

Translations

• French: pousser
• German: anstiften
• Russian: подстрека́ть
• Spanish: provocar, incitar, azuzar, cizañar

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