Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egg in one's beer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: egg in one's beer
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"Now, while you are here, let us see if we can even put some egg in the beer, and get a little more enlightenment from you."
"Referring to people who are always griping about war-time conditions the bartender mentions the expression “the grass is always greener,” and I refer to Americans who always want “egg in their beer.""
"Whaddy want, egg in your beer?"

Usage

Inflected Forms

eggs in one's beer (plural)

Questions

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