walking on eggshells


to watch what you say or do around a certain person because anything might set him or her off.
everyone hates me; i’m walking on eggsh-lls all the time.
to be in a delicate situation; to be on the edge of danger or ruin.

an ‘eggsh-ll’ is the thin, white outer coating of an egg. the sh-ll is very thin and breaks easily. so if you are ‘walking on eggsh-lls’ you are in a situation where you could break something (or get in trouble or ruin everything) very easily.

synonym: walking on thin ice
1) ever since i smashed their car, i’ve been walking on eggsh-lls with my parents.

2) we’re walking on eggsh-lls with our landlord — she told us that if we have one more loud party, she’s going to kick us out of our apartment.

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