scramble
Shouted when something desirable is thrown into a group of people who individually…Shouted when something desirable is thrown into a group of people who individually want that item, causing them to rush for it.
» I'm making scrambled eggs.
Ich mache Rührei.
Я делаю яичницу.
Я роблю яєчню.
Meaning
1 senses(UK)Shouted when something desirable is thrown into a group of people who individually want that item, causing them to rush for it.
Examples
71 sentencesI'm making scrambled eggs.
Я роблю яєчню. — deniko
ruЯ делаю яичницу. — Balamax
deIch mache Rührei. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I had scrambled eggs for breakfast.
Tom ate scrambled eggs for breakfast.
deTom hat zum Frühstück Rührei gegessen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Would you like some scrambled eggs?
deMöchtest du Rührei? — Waldelfe
You can't unscramble a scrambled egg.
Origin
Origin uncertain. Perhaps from earlier dialectal scramble, scrammel (“to collect or rake tOrigin uncertain. Perhaps from earlier dialectal scramble, scrammel (“to collect or rake together with the hands”), from scramb (“to pull or scrape together with the hands”) + -le (frequentative suffix) (compare Dutch schrammen (“to graze, brush, scratch”)); or alternatively from a nasalised form of scrabble (“to scrape or scratch quickly”).
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