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English - Turkish
Definition of walk on eggshells in English Turkish dictionary
- temkinli davranmak
English - English
Definition of walk on eggshells in English English dictionary
- To be careful and sensitive, in handling very sensitive matters
- 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
walk on eggshells
Turkish pronunciation
wôk ôn egşelzPronunciation
/ˈwôk ˈôn ˈegˌsʜelz/ /ˈwɔːk ˈɔːn ˈɛɡˌʃɛlz/
Etymology
() 1800's Old English usage, probably from the imagery that eggshells are easily broken.Resimler
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