you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette

A form of you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs — In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some mistakes are made or some sacrifices must occur.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.

    Narrator: Bob is dead, they shot him in the head! Tyler Durden: You wanna make an omelet, you gotta break some eggs.

    1999, Chuck Palahniuk, Jim Uhls, Fight Club

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
the cat would eat fish but would not wet her feet
Cite this entry
APA

you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you've%20got%20to%20crack%20a%20few%20eggs%20to%20make%20an%20omelette

MLA

“you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you've%20got%20to%20crack%20a%20few%20eggs%20to%20make%20an%20omelette. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you've%20got%20to%20crack%20a%20few%20eggs%20to%20make%20an%20omelette.

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