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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs