all (one's) eggs in one basket



all (one's) eggs in one basket

All of one's hopes/efforts/resources are committed to one area, which is considered a risky strategy. Stella put all her eggs in one basket by just applying to Harvard, but it's the only school she wants to go to. If I were you, I'd have a backup plan, rather than putting all my eggs in one basket.
See also: all, basket, egg, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
QuinKWINEnglish (Rare)
Niviarsiaq-Native American, Greenlandic
Effie (1)EF-eeEnglish (Archaic)
Zemfira-Tatar, Bashkir, Azerbaijani, Literature
TommieTAHM-eeEnglish
Janko-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak