| 释义 |
walk on eggshellsBe extremely cautious about one’s words or actions: his air of tetchy perfectionism encouraged those around him to walk on eggshells...- All his belongings are still in the flat near to our house and I am going to be walking on eggshells now until it is empty."
- I always felt I was walking on eggshells, avoiding what you didn't want to talk about, or didn't dare talk about.
- We were constantly walking on eggshells because we were worried about upsetting him in case it would cause a situation.
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