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put all your eggs in one basket

to risk everything on one plan

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(idiom) to risk everything on a single plan or investment, leaving yourself unprotected if something goes wrong

Examples

• He decided not to put all his eggs in one basket, so he applied to several universities instead of just one.

Nearby in Idioms & Sayings

out of the frying pan into the fire, penny for your thoughts, pull out all the stops, put the cart before the horse, see eye to eye, sit tight