English / proverb
Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Do not risk all of your resources, hopes, or efforts on a single course of action or investment.; Do not risk everything on a single venture, candidate, or opportunity
In context
01
Financial planners always urge investors not to put all their eggs in one basket, emphasizing the power of diversification.
02
Apply to multiple scholarship programs rather than just one; don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Synonyms
Diversify your assets,Spread the risk,Hedge your bets
Antonyms
Risk everything at once,Stake all on one chance,Stake everything on one throw
Collocations
warned not to put eggs in one basket,foolish to put all eggs in one basket,diversify and not put all eggs in one basket