Proverb: Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket

do not risk everything on one thing

Examples

• Diversify: don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Key rules

• Don't put all your eggs in one basket means do not risk everything on a single thing
• It is a proverb used as advice in finance and planning
• It is used in the negative imperative
• The phrase uses "one basket" in the singular

Common mistakes

• Don't put all your egg in one basket → Don't put all your eggs in one basket