Lay An EggLay An Egg : PhrasesMeaning: Fail. Example: The Detroit Tigers set an excellent example of consistently laying an egg. Origin: An egg resembles the number zero. To lay an egg would be to produce, register or score a zero. When you fail to score in the British sport of cricket, you get a zero - which looks like an egg. The term is also taken from baseball, where a zero is a goose egg. Phrases Index
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