laying an egg
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as in fumbling
to make a mistake
His book report was going perfectly until he laid an egg and got the main character's name wrong.
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as in collapsing
to be unsuccessful
The gymnast nailed perfect landings on her first two vaults but really laid an egg on the third.
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“Laying an egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laying%20an%20egg. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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