Put all your eggs in one basket

How it is used

Informal warning about concentrated dependence. Explain which option carries the risk rather than presenting diversification as a universal solution.

Example sentences

1. You put all your eggs in one basket if your entire sales plan depends on winning this single contract.

   One unsuccessful bid would undermine the whole sales plan.

2. Do not put all your eggs in one basket by relying on only one person to maintain the booking records.

   The dependency concerns knowledge and staffing rather than financial investment.

Common collocations

• avoid putting all your eggs in one basket
• be careful not to put all your eggs in one basket

Related terms

• clientA person or organization that pays a company or professional for services or advice, often over a long period.
• forecastA statement of what is expected to happen in the future, especially to sales, costs or demand, based on current data and trends.

More terms: Office Idioms and Phrases

• touch base
• heads-up
• on the same page
• keep me posted
• ballpark figure
• bandwidth
• circle back
• low-hanging fruit
• get the ball rolling
• back to the drawing board
• drop the ball
• on my radar