a nest egg

意味

money saved for the future

将来のための蓄え.

例文

1. 1Regular deposits helped us build a nest egg for retirement.
2. 2Her aunt left a nest egg in a savings account for her.
3. 3I keep a nest egg in a separate account for unexpected expenses.
4. 4Have you built a nest egg in your savings account, or does every penny get spent?
5. 5After years of saving small amounts, they had a nest egg to fall back on.

文法

可算名詞句で、ふつうは単数。冠詞か所有格をつける。egg の前の nest は単数のまま。

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