ham and egger—(U.S. sl., pejor.)
1. no one special; just an ordinary person:
- I hated this movie and I am a ham and egger who can pretty much sit through anything.
2. (Boxing ) an amateur boxer, especially of mediocre skills:
- Wayka is what an earlier generation of sportswriters might have referred to derisively as a “ham-and-egger.”
like ham and eggs—
1. said of two things that usually go together and which it is hard to separate:
- Camping and fishing go together like ham and eggs.
2. used in allusion to the aphorism “It’s like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved. The pig is committed” to emphasize the difference between merely making a contribution and being fully committed:
- “What would keep you from taking this position?” “Lack of commitment by the administration. It’s a little like ham and eggs. You know, the chicken is a participant, the hog is committed.”