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zzxxee | 13:49 Mon 25th Jan 2010 | Phrases & Sayings
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where does this saying come from?
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Cassell's Slang Dict gives this as "Have egg on one's face" which it lists as US slang from 1950s with no particular derivation, just looking foolish.
14:00 Mon 25th Jan 2010
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14:18 Mon 25th Jan 2010
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Click http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-egg2.htm for more detail on possible origins.
18:02 Mon 25th Jan 2010
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Teacher to scruffy pupil - ''Good morning Johnny. I see you had egg for your breakfast this morning''.
Pupil - ''What makes you say that, miss?''
Teacher - ''Because it's all over your face''.
Pupil - ''Aww no miss - that was yesterday morning!''.
18:31 Tue 26th Jan 2010

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