egg on
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Verb | 1. | egg on - urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" goose - prod into action halloo - urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt" goad - urge with or as if with a goad |
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