put all your eggs in one basket

Related to word: egg

Idiom

Definition

  1. To concentrate all one's resources or hopes in one single area, which involves a high level of risk.

    • When investing, don't put all your eggs in one basket; diversifying risk is the wise thing to do.

    • She applied to several universities at the same time because she didn't want to put all her eggs in one basket.

    • There are many uncertainties with this project; we shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket.