"put all one's eggs in one basket" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "puts all one's eggs in one basket",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "putting all one's eggs in one basket",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put all one's eggs in one basket",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put all one's eggs in one basket",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "put<,,put> all one's eggs in one basket"
      },
      "expansion": "put all one's eggs in one basket (third-person singular simple present puts all one's eggs in one basket, present participle putting all one's eggs in one basket, simple past and past participle put all one's eggs in one basket)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They felt that buying more real estate than they already had would be putting all their eggs in one basket.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016 March 30, Jane Wells, “Someone told Kobe Bryant he shouldn’t play basketball”, in CNBC",
          "text": "Fortunately, Bryant ignored that advice and doubled down on his dream. “I thought, ‘If this is so hard to accomplish, how in the world am I going to accomplish it if I don’t put all my eggs in one basket? If I don’t focus 100 percent on this, I’m never going to get there.’”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To rely on a single source (as of income), rather than diversifying."
      ],
      "id": "en-put_all_one's_eggs_in_one_basket-en-verb-JSpODYXj",
      "links": [
        [
          "rely",
          "rely"
        ],
        [
          "single",
          "single"
        ],
        [
          "income",
          "income"
        ],
        [
          "diversifying",
          "diversifying"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "all one's eggs in one basket"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "literal",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "把所有雞蛋放在一個籃子裡"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bǎ suǒyǒu jīdàn fàng zài yīgè lánzi lǐ",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "sætte alt på ét kort"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "sætte alt på ét bræt"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "al je eieren in één mand zetten"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "alles op één kaart zetten"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "panna kaikki munat samaan koriin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "alles auf eine Karte setzen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "alle Eier in einen Korb legen"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "mindent egy lapra tesz fel"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "bheith ag brath ar rud amháin"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ひとつのことにすべてをかける",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "literal",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hitotsu no koto ni subete o kakeru",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "一つのことに全てを賭ける"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "stawiać wszystko na jedną kartę"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "postawić wszystko na jedną kartę"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "klastʹ vse jájca v odnú korzínu",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "класть все я́йца в одну́ корзи́ну"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stávitʹ vsjo na kártu",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "ста́вить всё на ка́рту"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "jugárselo todo a una carta"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to rely on a single source",
          "word": "lägga alla ägg i samma korg"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "put all one's eggs in one basket"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "puts all one's eggs in one basket",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "putting all one's eggs in one basket",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put all one's eggs in one basket",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put all one's eggs in one basket",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "put<,,put> all one's eggs in one basket"
      },
      "expansion": "put all one's eggs in one basket (third-person singular simple present puts all one's eggs in one basket, present participle putting all one's eggs in one basket, simple past and past participle put all one's eggs in one basket)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "all one's eggs in one basket"
    }
  ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Requests for review of Icelandic translations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They felt that buying more real estate than they already had would be putting all their eggs in one basket.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016 March 30, Jane Wells, “Someone told Kobe Bryant he shouldn’t play basketball”, in CNBC",
          "text": "Fortunately, Bryant ignored that advice and doubled down on his dream. “I thought, ‘If this is so hard to accomplish, how in the world am I going to accomplish it if I don’t put all my eggs in one basket? If I don’t focus 100 percent on this, I’m never going to get there.’”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To rely on a single source (as of income), rather than diversifying."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rely",
          "rely"
        ],
        [
          "single",
          "single"
        ],
        [
          "income",
          "income"
        ],
        [
          "diversifying",
          "diversifying"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "literal",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "把所有雞蛋放在一個籃子裡"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bǎ suǒyǒu jīdàn fàng zài yīgè lánzi lǐ",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "sætte alt på ét kort"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "sætte alt på ét bræt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "al je eieren in één mand zetten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "alles op één kaart zetten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "panna kaikki munat samaan koriin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "alles auf eine Karte setzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "alle Eier in einen Korb legen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "mindent egy lapra tesz fel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "bheith ag brath ar rud amháin"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひとつのことにすべてをかける",
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "literal",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hitotsu no koto ni subete o kakeru",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "一つのことに全てを賭ける"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "stawiać wszystko na jedną kartę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "postawić wszystko na jedną kartę"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "klastʹ vse jájca v odnú korzínu",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "класть все я́йца в одну́ корзи́ну"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stávitʹ vsjo na kártu",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "ста́вить всё на ка́рту"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "jugárselo todo a una carta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to rely on a single source",
      "word": "lägga alla ägg i samma korg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "put all one's eggs in one basket"
}