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walk on eggshells
walk on eggshells
walk on eggshells
1.
Fig.
to walk very carefully; to take steps gingerly.
Since he stumbled and fell against the china cabinet, Bill has been walking on eggshells.
2.
Fig.
to be very diplomatic and inoffensive.
I was walking on eggshells trying to explain the remark to her without offending her further.
See also:
eggshell
,
on
,
walk
walk on eggshells
to try very hard not to upset someone or something
Everyone at the company was walking on eggshells until we heard that no one would be fired.
Etymology: based on the idea that
eggshells
are easily broken
See also:
eggshell
,
on
,
walk
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
ValentÍN
bah-len-TEEN
(Spanish)
Spanish, Slovak
LaimutĖ
-
Lithuanian
Adelina
ah-de-LEE-nah
(Italian)
, ah-dhe-LEE-nah
(Spanish)
Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, German, Bulgarian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Shelagh
SHEE-lə
English (Rare)
Alonzo
-
Italian
Ulrikke
-
Norwegian, Danish
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