Verb
lay eggs (third-person singular simple present lays eggs, present participle laying eggs, simple past and past participle laid eggs)
(idiomatic) To produce a string of failures or flops.
My biggest fault is that the faults I was born with grow bigger each year. It's like I was raising chickens inside of me. The chickens lay their eggs and the eggs hatch into other chickens, which then lay eggs. Haruki Murakami
If you were born lucky, even your rooster will lay eggs. Russian Proverb
If you are a cock, crow; if a hen, lay eggs. American Proverb
No matter how much the world changes, cats will never lay eggs. Bambara Proverb
Adults may require emergent or waterside plants to use as perches; others may need specific submerged or floating plants on which to lay eggs. Source: Internet
Adults migrate to tributary streams in late winter or early spring to lay eggs over gravel and rock, although there are open water reef or shoal spawning strains as well. Source: Internet