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单词 walk on eggs
释义

walk on eggs

idiominformal(alsoUKtread/tiptoe on eggs)
to be verycarefulnot tooffendorupsetsomeone:
IfindinbusinessthesedaysI'mwalkingoneggs; I have to becarefulwith everything I say.
Sometimes everyonefeelslike they aretiptoeingoneggs, but withfriendswe can be ourselves.
Synonym
walk/be oneggshells
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Paying attention and being careful
  • attention span
  • attentiveness
  • be good, and if you can't be good, be carefulidiom
  • be on (your) guardidiom
  • cared-for
  • guard
  • handle/treatsomeonewith kid glovesidiom
  • hang
  • hang on/uponsomething
  • have a careidiom
  • religion
  • revolve
  • revolve aroundsomeone/something
  • safety
  • safety firstidiom
  • see pastsomething
  • sit
  • the/a glare ofsomethingidiom
  • zero
  • Zoom
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(Definition ofwalk on eggsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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