put all your eggs in one basket

Idiomatic Expressions

Meaning

Risk everything on one single venture.

Primary Function

Risk concentration warning.

Communicative Purpose

To advise diversification.

Pattern

put all; eggs in one basket

Core Structure

put all; eggs in one basket

Função primária

Risk concentration warning.

Propósito comunicativo

To advise diversification.

Situações de gatilho

Investments, career choices, betting.

Contextos

Finance, business strategy, life advice.

Padrão

put all; eggs in one basket

Estrutura central

put all; eggs in one basket

Slots de substituição

possessive pronoun: your, someone’s, our

Colocados típicos

don’t
shouldn’t
it’s risky to

Substituições comuns

don’t have all your eggs in one basket

Erros comuns

put all eggs in one basket (missing possessive)

Similar / contraste

hedge your bets

Interferências

Not about shopping.

Família do chunk

Risk management idioms

Nuance

Prudent, cautionary.

Efeito pragmático

Encourages safer planning.

Dica de memória

Basket of eggs falling, breaking all

Nota

This idiom is often used to caution against over-investing in a single venture or asset.

Upgrade path

avoid concentrating your assets in a single investment (formal)

Frequência: MediumFormulaicidade: Semi-fixedTipo de construção: IdiomPrioridade de aquisição: Automatic productionPrioridade de output: BothTag de espaçamento: Short-termIdioma?: Sim

Examples

In business school they warned us not to put all our eggs in one basket when launching a new product.

He advised against putting all his savings into that single stock; diversifying across sectors is safer.

When starting a side‑hustle, it’s wise not to put all the income streams in one client—spread risk for long‑term stability.

Variations

all eggs in one basket (noun phrase)