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Dictionary of Idioms/Phrasal Verbs

Phrase of the Moment

walk on eggs / walk on thin ice

1. to be very cautious; to proceed warily; to be in a very precarious position

1. Jen was walking on eggs when she tried to return the necklace she had borrowed without asking.

2. I have to remember that I’m walking on eggs when I give this speech.

3. Careful with radical ideas like that. You’re walking on thin ice.

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