Meaning of Idiom ‘Nest Egg’
A nest egg is an amount of money set aside and saved for a special purpose in the future, often for retirement or for difficult times.
Sentence Examples
“He worked hard to build a nest egg throughout his career, but ended up spending it all on hospital bills when his wife became ill.”
“I have a little nest egg I can let you borrow, but this better work out because I can’t afford to lose it.”
“I’ve been saving a nest egg so I can travel after I retire.”
“He started building a nest egg when he was only 12 years old and by the time he graduated high school, he had enough for his first semester of college.”
Origin
A nest egg is a real or artificial egg left in a hen’s nest to encourage the hen to lay eggs as it was believed that chickens preferred laying in nests having an egg. Often, these ‘eggs’ were made of shaped stone.
