English Explanatory Dictionary

all one's eggs in one basket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of having invested heavily in just one area.
  2. The state of having devoted all of one’s resources to one thing.

Pronunciation

en-au-all one's eggs in one basket.ogg

Word forms

all one's eggs in one basket

Etymology

From put all one's eggs in one basket.

Translations

Danish: alt på ét kort Danish: alt på ét bræt Finnish: kaikki munat samaan koriin Serbo-Croatian: сва јаја у једној корпи Serbo-Croatian: сва јаја у истој корпи Swedish: alla ägg i samma korg Swedish: allt på ett kort
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