break (one's) egg

To register one's first point(s) in a game. We broke our egg by scoring a goal just two minutes into the game. The longer it takes a team to break their egg, the more the stress and pressure begin to mount. With a potent offense like theirs, it won't be long before they break their egg.

See also: break, egg

See also:

break (someone's) serve
break someone's serve
burn the clock
a shell game
against the run of play
burn some clock
away game
lay an egg
lay an egg, to
be on game

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