This document provides definitions for common English idioms, including "a good egg" meaning a reliable person, "no spring chicken" meaning rather old, and "put all your eggs in one basket" meaning to depend completely on just one plan. It also defines idioms such as "a spring in someone's step" relating to happiness and energy, and "black sheep" referring to someone disapproved of by their family or group. In total, it concisely defines 10 common English idioms.

1. a good egg
a good or reliable person
no spring chicken
to be rather old
put all your eggs
in one basket
to depend completely on just one plan
so that you have no other possibilities if
things go wrong
a spring in
someone s step
used for saying someone looks as if
they are happy and full of energy
under the sun
used for emphasizing that
something includes a very wide
range of things
spring into action
used for saying that
something is done quickly and
with energy or force
black sheep
someone who is not approved of by
their family or group because they
are thought to behave badly
the grass is (always)
greener on the
other side
life seems better somewhere else
busy bee
someone who is always busy
a happy bunny
someone who is satisfied with a situation
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