Egg Someone on.
English
idiom
Encourage someone to do something, especially something foolish or risky.
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Encourage someone to do something, especially something foolish or risky.
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To encourage or urge someone to do something, usually something unwise or risky.
When you egg someone on, you push them forward — often when they're already tempted — and the outcome can be trouble.
It implies peer pressure or mischievous encouragement.
"Cheer Someone on"
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To support and encourage someone positively, without the risky or mischievous angle
"Talk Someone into It"
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Convincing someone through reasoning, not by urging or goading them
"Egg Someone on"
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Urging or goading someone to do something, usually risky or unwise
The team keeps egging each other on to complain louder — it's not helping anyone.
I'll address it before it escalates any further.
Why did you say all of that?
Everyone was egging me on — I got completely carried away.
Go on, just say it!
Stop egging me on — I know exactly what happens when I listen to you.
