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To rely on a single source (as of income), rather than diversifying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- They felt that buying more real estate than they already had would be putting all their eggs in one basket.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
把所有雞蛋放在一個籃子裡 /把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里
(bǎ suǒyǒu jīdàn fàng zài yīgè lánzi lǐ)
— to rely on a single source
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Danish:
sætte alt på ét kort
— to rely on a single source
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Danish:
sætte alt på ét bræt
— to rely on a single source
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Dutch:
al je eieren in één mand zetten
— to rely on a single source
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Dutch:
alles op één kaart zetten
— to rely on a single source
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Finnish:
panna kaikki munat samaan koriin
— to rely on a single source
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French:
mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier
— to rely on a single source
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German:
alles auf eine Karte setzen
— to rely on a single source
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German:
alle Eier in einen Korb legen
— to rely on a single source
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Hungarian:
mindent egy lapra tesz fel
— to rely on a single source
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Irish:
bheith ag brath ar rud amháin
— to rely on a single source
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Japanese:
一つのことに全てを賭ける
(hitotsu no koto ni subete o kakeru)
— to rely on a single source
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Polish:
stawiać wszystko na jedną kartę
— to rely on a single source
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Polish:
postawić wszystko na jedną kartę
— to rely on a single source
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Russian:
класть все я́йца в одну́ корзи́ну
(klastʹ vse jájca v odnú korzínu)
— to rely on a single source
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Russian:
ста́вить всё на ка́рту
(stávitʹ vsjo na kártu)
— to rely on a single source
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Spanish:
jugárselo todo a una carta
— to rely on a single source
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Swedish:
lägga alla ägg i samma korg
— to rely on a single source