laid an egg
phrase
1
as in slipped up
to make a mistake His book report was going perfectly until he laid an egg and got the main character's name wrong. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- slipped up
- stumbled
- fumbled
- tripped
- dropped the ball
- screwed up
- loused up
- blundered
- fouled up
- erred
- nodded
- fluffed
- flubbed
- misunderstood
- boobed
- goofed (up)
- messed (up)
- murdered
- foozled
- misdeemed
- mangled
- botched
- muffed
- misgauged
- bungled
- butchered
- misjudged
- misgaged
- misconceived
- miscalculated
- mishandled
- misinterpreted
- bobbled
- miscued
- miscounted
- misconstrued
- mistook
2
as in collapsed
to be unsuccessful The gymnast nailed perfect landings on her first two vaults but really laid an egg on the third. Synonyms & Similar Words
- collapsed
- failed
- flopped
- fell short
- folded
- struck out
- washed out
- fell flat
- missed
- flamed out
- struggled
- came up empty
- fell on one's face
- came a cropper
- died on the vine
- came to grief
- bombed
- flunked
- foundered
- tanked
- cratered
- went under
- declined
- crashed
- slipped
- slumped
- crumbled
- floundered
- waned
- skidded
- miscarried
- sunk
- misfired
- sank
- imploded
- self-destructed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- worked out
- went over
- went
- came off
- delivered
- succeeded
- clicked
- panned out
- cooked
- flourished
- thrived
- prospered
- won
- prevailed
- triumphed
- throve
- air stage
- air station
- air strike
- air stripping
- air superiority
- air support
- air surveillance
- air survey
- air suspension
- air system
- air tanker
- air taxi
- air taxis
- air tower
- air traffic control
- air traffic controller
- air train
- air transport
- air transportation
- air trap
- air trumpet
- air twist
- air up
- air vehicle
- air vice-marshal