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单词
walk on eggs
释义
walk on eggs
idiom
informal
(
also
UK
tread/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 on
eggshell
s
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Paying attention and being careful
attention span
attentiveness
be good, and if you can't be good, be careful
idiom
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your
) guard
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guard
handle/treat
someone
with kid gloves
idiom
hang
hang on/upon
something
have a care
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revolve
revolve around
someone/something
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safety first
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see past
something
sit
the/a glare of
something
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(Definition of
walk on eggs
from the
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/walk-on-eggs##
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