to egg on / to provoke

verbcoloquial/ɐtiˈkaɾ/low

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Definition

(Colloquial) To stimulate, incite, provoke (a person or animal).

Don't provoke the dog, it might bite.

He was just egging on his colleague to see his reaction.

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Common collocations

to provoke someoneto egg on a dogto stir up an argument

Possivelmente de origem expressiva ou onomatopaica.