put an egg in one's shoe and beat it
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Meaning · English
To go away; get lost; scram.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
You better put an egg in your shoe and beat it before incidents occur to you.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “put an egg in one's shoe and beat it” mean?
To go away; get lost; scram.
Is “put an egg in one's shoe and beat it” formal or informal?
put an egg in one's shoe and beat it is generally slang.