take eggs for money

To let oneself be mistreated or cheated in some way. Eggs were once considered so plentiful as to be not worth much money. No matter how tantalizing their offers sound, don't take eggs for money.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gualtiero	-	Italian
Sunshine	SUN-shien	English
Viola	vie-O-lə (English), vee-O-lə (English), VIE-ə-lə (English), VYO-lah (Italian)	English, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Al	[æl]
Janna	YAHN-nah (Dutch, Finnish), JAN-ə (English)	Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, English
Rastus	RAS-təs	English (Rare)