English / idiom
Lay an Egg
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To fail completely, embarrassingly, or fall entirely flat in front of an audience.
In context
01
His stand-up comedy debut laid an egg because none of the punchlines landed.
02
The marketing team laid an egg with their tone-deaf advertisement during the playoffs.
Synonyms
bomb,flop,fail miserably
Antonyms
succeed brilliantly,make a hit,triumph
Collocations
completely lay an egg,lay an egg on stage,lay an egg at the box office