Egg on the face?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>”:</p><p><span word="Jeremy">Jeremy</span> <span word="Corbyn">Corbyn</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="has">has</span> “<span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>” <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Porton">Porton</span> <span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="poison">poison</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="spy">spy</span> <span word="Sergei">Sergei</span> <span word="Skripal">Skripal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="Yulia">Yulia</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Jeremy">Jeremy</span> <span word="Corbyn">Corbyn</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>. <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="Corbyn">Corbyn</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="faulty">faulty</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> (<span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="poison">poison</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="spy">spy</span> <span word="Sergei">Sergei</span> <span word="Skripal">Skripal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="Yulia">Yulia</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>).</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Corbyn">Corbyn</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="has">has</span> “<span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>”. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> “<span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>” <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="careless">careless</span> <span word="eater">eater</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rowdy">rowdy</span> <span word="theatres">theatres</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disgruntled">disgruntled</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="performers">performers</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span>.</p><p><span word="Either">Either</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neat">neat</span>, <span word="tidy">tidy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="impeccable">impeccable</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="blundered">blundered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gaffed">gaffed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feather">feather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cap">cap</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>.</p>
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