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It comes from a farmer who had this one chicken who would always lay eggs that were much larger than the rest and that is where this phrase originally came from.
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What is the adverb in the sentence The zoologist held an ostrich egg gently in her hands?
The word "gently" is an adverb. The phrase "in her hands" is an adverb phrase.
Does a penguin come out slimy from the egg?
It does come out from an egg, but no, it is not slimy after it comes out from the egg. It comes out soft and puffy. It kinda looks like he is the size of the egg he was in. If you want to learn more about penguins, watch 'March of the Penguins'.
Can you touch an duck egg and the mom will come back?
no you can not touch an duck egg and the mom will come back because the mom will get jealous and kill there babies so dont touch a duck egg
What came first the chicken or the egg if the egg came how did it come if it was the chicken how did that come?
god made the chicken and the chicken made an egg OR Dinosaurs laid eggs before the chicken Yellow pineapples purple monkeys in space
When did the egg mcmuffin come out?
early 70's
What does the phrase a good egg mean?
It means to be a nice person
Where does the phrase good night nurse come from?
good night nurse
Where does the phrase Like the curate's egg good in parts come from?
Answer:The Curate's Egg. Something that is largely bad, but may have some small good part.[After a cartoon by du Maurier in the English weekly Punch (Nov. 9, 1895): a timid, or maybe polite, curate, when served a bad egg at the bishop's table, replies that "parts of it are excellent"]
Where does the phrase egg you on come from?
The verb egg 'urge' as in egg on is from Old Norse eggja 'incite, encourage, urge on' - and is not related to the eggs laid by birds. Egg as a verb is recorded in print in 1200, but not until 1566 in the phrase egg on. The verb involving the spheroidal body used in pelting is not recorded until 1857. The noun form egg is shown to come from Old Norse and is used in English by 1000. Eggnog, an American creation, is formed from egg (from birds) and nog'strong ale' and is recorded by 1825.
Where does the phrase 'good trip' come from?
The phrase "good trip" comes from slang. The phrase "good trip" refers to getting high on hallucinogenics such as Acid or Mushrooms. A good trip happens when a bad trip doesn't. You can learn more information about this at the Urban Dictionary website.
Where does the phrase Up your alley come from?
The phrase 'up your alley' means that it is something that you like or might be good at. For instance, a good athlete may find football up his alley.
What are 4 egg puns?
A good egg pun is, I am too shy to make yolks around people, I think I need to come out of my shell more often. Another good one is, Easter is an egg-citing time.
Which phrase does not come from the Preamble to the Constitution?
Which phrase does not come from the Preamble to the Constitution?
Where did the phrase healthy as a horse come from?
The phrase "healthy as a horse" is believed to come from America and the UK in the 1860s. Horses were believed to be very powerful and energetic, meaning that it would be good to be as healthy and energetic as a horse.
Where does the phrase ham and eggs come from?
Etymology: from the old days when miners held boxing matches; the winner got money, the loser got a ham and egg meal
Is there a mad gab phrase for egg ranch howls?
a grandchild's
What does the phrase 'give love get love' mean?
Well basically it means " Good things always come back around" you do a good deed and good comes back to you.
