walk on eggshells (English, verb)
expansion: walk on eggshells (third-person singular simple present walks on eggshells, present participle walking on eggshells, simple past and past participle walked on eggshells)
Senses:
glosses: To be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation because they get angry or offended very easily; to try very hard not to upset someone or something.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To be careful and sensitive, in handling very sensitive matters.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: walks on eggshells
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: walking on eggshells
tags: participle
present
form: walked on eggshells
tags: participle
past
form: walked on eggshells
tags: past