Laid an egg

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Origin of Phrases - L

Laid an egg

Meaning: An idea or effort that proved to be unpopular or unsuccessful.

Example: Chocolate soda sounded like a good idea, but with customers it totally laid an egg.

Origin: An egg resembles the number zero. To lay an egg would be to produce, register, or score a zero.

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