omelette

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You don't mean they can't make an omelette without getting it all over the floor.

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Quick take

To make into an omelette

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of omelette gathered in one view.

verb

To make into an omelette

noun

A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.

noun

(computing) A form of shellcode that searches the address space for multiple small blocks of data ("eggs") and recombines them into a larger block to be executed.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for omelette.

verb

To make into an omelette

noun

A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.

noun

(computing) A form of shellcode that searches the address space for multiple small blocks of data ("eggs") and recombines them into a larger block to be executed.

Example sentences

You don't mean they can't make an omelette without getting it all over the floor.

Much like using an egg to make an omelette for a meal does not get you a Michelin star.

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs and you can't fix the world without breaking a few laws.

How many cartons of eggs did y'all go through making the omelette bot?

Wrong, looks like you are trying too hard to make an omelette.

To make an omelette, first you have to create the universe!

Failure at simple tasks like cooking an egg omelette for breakfast.

It is a little like a high end restaurant asking a trainee chef to make an omelette, which is apparently common in the culinary industry.

I'm sure we'll get that omelette, but eggs on every side will be broken.

‘What a fuss about an omelette!’ he had exclaimed when he heard of the burning (of a book).

Well, you gotta break eggs to make an omelette.

Modest eating - the odd omelette / burger.

Quote examples

A movie which satirizes this aspect of Japanese culture is オムライス ("Omuraisu" -- Omelette Rice: 2011 I think).

The full quote is, "But you can't make an omelette without ruthlessly crushing dozens of eggs beneath your steel boot and then publicly disemboweling the chickens that laid them as a warning to others."