What does the phrase " Don't put all your eggs in one basket " mean in general and what does it mean to you?

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umm · Answer

Do you know what an idiom is?

deadz · Answer

dont put your eggs all in one basket because you could make a mistake and drop and break the eggs

aiyanah · Answer

@umm wrote:

Do you know what an idiom is?

I think idk rlly

deadz · Answer

This is a piece of advice which means that one should not concentrate all efforts and resources in one area as one could lose everything.

umm · Answer

It’s basically what they’re using here, “don’t put your eggs in one basket”. Sounds like one thing when it means another.

According to Merriam-Webster, this is their definition of what an idiom is: 
An expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way).

What are your thoughts in what “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” means to you?

aiyanah · Answer

@umm wrote:

It’s basically what they’re using here, “don’t put your eggs in one basket”. Sounds like one thing when it means another. According to Merriam-Webster, this is their definition of what an idiom is: An expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way). What are your thoughts in what “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” means to you?

Ok ty I also thought it meant that don't do only thing

umm · Answer

Those are just general examples of what idioms are.

It’s also like saying, “Don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched”, which would mean not to count on something before it’s already happened.