What does nest egg mean?
Idiom Meaning:
a large amount of money that is saved
Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:
Alias “Succession” (2003)
Time of Scene:
Julian Sark: Eight hundred million dollars? I have nowhere near that amount in my nest egg.
Ushek San’ko: That, Mr. Sark, you do.
Arrow “City of Blood” (2014)
Time of Scene:
Clinton Hogue: Is this a joke?
Felicity Smoak: Clinton Hogue. Social security number 306003894.
Clinton Hogue: What the hell’s this supposed to be?
Felicity Smoak: Oh, look at this. You have a bank account in the Cayman Islands. Wow. 2 million. Quite a the little nest egg. But looks like you just approved a wire transfer of 1 million to a charity here in Starling City. Very generous. What should I do with the rest?
John Diggle: Greenpeace.
Lost in America (1985)
Time of Scene:
David Howard: Say it! Say it! Say, “I lost the nest egg.” Go on. Say it!
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