egg on

istigare, incitare

Spingere qualcuno a fare qualcosa, spesso di rischioso o sciocco.

In inglese semplice: To encourage someone to do something, often something risky or foolish.

• His friends egged him on.
• The crowd egged her on to climb higher.
• Stop egging your brother on; he could get hurt.

Come si usa: egg someone on to do something (His friends egged him on to jump into the river.)

Sinonimi: encourage, urge on, goad

Contrari: discourage, deter

Espressioni comuni: egg someone on, egg someone on further