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Our idiom this week is “don’t put all your eggs in one basket”
According to idioms.com this phrase means:
- don’t make everything dependent on one thing
- don’t put all your resources into one thing
- don’t depend for your success on a single plan
- don’t concentrate all efforts into one area
They also tell us: The origin of the phrase is unclear, but it is most commonly attributed to the book Don Quixote written by Miguel Cervantes in the early 1600s.
I used this phrase recently when my husband and I were discussing our garden 2021 garden results. As he talked of the benefits of growing a diverse garden, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” I quipped. “There is your next idiom” he replied. 🙂
We use this philosophy in many areas of our life – having a backup plan or alternative means of doing things. Long time readers might remember my preparedness advice from this post. Ironically one of the times we don’t adhere to this is when collecting eggs. LOL! That’s right we collect all of the eggs in one basket but rarely do we have a problem. When it comes to collecting eggs the better advice is don’t put eggs in your pocket! Hmm – Perhaps there is a new idiom there.
Do you use this phrase?
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Now that is one I have used from time to time. I may also be guilty of a smashed egg or two in my pocket. Guess that is how we learn 😌
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Sometimes we have to learn the hard way. LOL!
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My mom used it all the time to me. You’re right, take a sack to carry the eggs from the hen house to the kitchen. 🙂
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If we forget to take a vessel to carry them in we set them aside in the coop until we come back with one. It may have taken a few times but we did learn this lesson. 🙂
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Yes, I can imagine it would have been a little messy in your pocket!
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I have used that sentence, but not recently.
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I think it is a pretty common idiom.
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When Ryan was little he would get eggs from the coop put them in his pocket and get distracted before bringing them to the house. I Had to clean his jacket more than once. So I agree with your advice.
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I know someone else (who’s not little that has done that too – more than once). LOL!
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Fun post! Yes, I use it—lots! 🙂
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Thanks Mitzy. 🙂
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