egg on

"That was not only the highlight of my marathon, but pretty much the highlight of my entire sporting career, to be egged on by the great Paula Radcliffe."

“The chicken or egg on how those things get untangled, and momentum shifted a different way, is a much bigger question,” Friedman continued.

“Beetles can become a serious pest by eating plants, leaves and roots, and by laying eggs on tree bark, which damages our forests.”

I doubt Donald Trump would have such a reputation for being a “strong leader” without having egged on his most ardent followers with intimations of violence.

My father said that all he could afford to eat was an ovo frito, egg on bread, and that would be his one meal a day.