have all one's eggs in one basket
Variant of egg
noun
- the oval or round body laid by a female bird, fish, reptile, insect, etc., containing a supply of nutrients, a protective membrane, and, when fertilized, the embryo of a new individual: many kinds of eggs have a thin, brittle shell as an outer covering
- a reproductive cell produced by a female animal or plant; ovum
- the egg of a domestic fowl; specif., the liquid contents of a hen's egg, as used in cooking
- a thing resembling a hen's egg
- Slang a person: he's a good egg
transitive verb
- to mix or cover with the yolk or white of eggs, as in cooking
- ☆ Informal to throw eggs at