laid an egg
Failed on stage
Laid an egg means failed conspicuously, especially in performance or entertainment: The comedian laid an egg—nobody laughed.
The image is of producing something worthless when something valuable was expected.
The phrase often describes jokes that don't land, shows that bomb, or ideas that fall flat with an audience.
- incubateWarm until hatching
- broodHatchlings as a group
- henFemale fowl
- layPlace down flat
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
nest · booing · hatch · stage fright · tough crowd · dead silence · bomb · dud · disaster · roost · fiasco · crickets · pratfall · flop · chicken · failure · eggshell · poultry
laid an eggkilled it
Performed exceptionally well
triumphed · hit it out of the park · slayed · crushed it · nailed it
laid an egghit the jackpot
Win a major prize
struck gold · made a killing · cleaned up · succeeded · paid off
laid, egg, laying, layer, layers, layered, eggs, egged, egging