egg on
Third Person
eggs on
Present Participle
egging on
Past Tense
egged on
Past Participle
egged on
1
to encourage or provoke someone to do something, especially something risky
- Sarah's friends egged her on to try bungee jumping during their vacation.
- The mischievous kids were egging on their classmate to play a prank on the teacher.
- Despite the warnings, Jake's daredevil nature was egged on by the thrill of adventure.
- The peer pressure from his colleagues egged John on to take on a challenging project at work.
- Don't let peer pressure egg you on; make decisions based on your own judgment.