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egg in one's beer

egg in one's beer noun: a bonus.

Noun

egg in one's beer (countable and uncountable, plural eggs in one's beer)

  1. (US) A bonus.
    • What do you want? An egg in your beer?
    • Those who expected everyone to have an egg in his beer right after inauguration day are visibly disappointed.1953 February 26, “Eisenhower's First 35 Days”, in Los Angeles Times

Forms of egg in one's beer

pluraleggs in one's beer

Questions about egg in one's beer

What does egg in one's beer mean?
Egg in one's beer means a bonus.
What part of speech is egg in one's beer?
Egg in one's beer is a noun.
What is the plural of egg in one's beer?
The plural of egg in one's beer is eggs in one's beer.

Words near egg in one's beer in the dictionary

  1. egg hunt
  2. egg hunts
  3. egg in a basket
  4. egg in a hole
  5. egg in a nest
  6. egg in one's beer
  7. egg in the basket
  8. Egg Lagoon
  9. egg matza
  10. egg matzah
  11. egg matzahs

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