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lay an egg verb

  • (of a bird or other egg-creating animal) To produce an egg.
 [[отложи́ть]] [[яйцо́]], [[снести́]] [[яйцо́]]
  • (idiomatic, of a person, organization, etc.) To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.
 [[потерпе́ть]] [[неудача|неуда́чу]], провали́ться, сесть в [[калоша|кало́шу]], сесть в [[лужа|лу́жу]]
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