To be in a delicate situation; to be on the edge of danger or ruin.
An 'eggshell' is the thin, white outer coating of an egg. The shell is very thin and breaks easily. So if you are 'walking on eggshells' you are in a situation where you could break something (or get in trouble or ruin everything) very easily.
Synonym: walking on thin ice
An 'eggshell' is the thin, white outer coating of an egg. The shell is very thin and breaks easily. So if you are 'walking on eggshells' you are in a situation where you could break something (or get in trouble or ruin everything) very easily.
Synonym: walking on thin ice
1) Ever since I smashed their car, I've been walking on eggshells with my parents.
2) We're walking on eggshells with our landlord -- she told us that if we have one more loud party, she's going to kick us out of our apartment.
2) We're walking on eggshells with our landlord -- she told us that if we have one more loud party, she's going to kick us out of our apartment.
by VAKI5 May 14, 2005
Get the walking on eggshells mug.Someone who spends all his time making up fake stories about his ex because he wants people to feel sorry for him.
He is a walking tabloid and the only people that will listen to his made up stories about her are the gutter trash losers that subscribe to him.
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Guy 1: Dang did you hear about what happened to Ashley the other day?
Guy 2: Yeah heard she fell down the stairs. That girl's a walking disaster.
Guy 2: Yeah heard she fell down the stairs. That girl's a walking disaster.
by youissmart October 4, 2016
Get the walking disaster mug.This term refers only to experienced chemists, as it requires a great amount of skill and experience in order to achieve it. This term consists of purifying a liquid by using heat and cooling while walking in the city of Thessaloniki in Greece. This phenomenon is extremely efficient and very popular in the surroundings of Davitel Tobacco Hotel in Thessaloniki.
Sure, Stephen Hawking was a great chemist, but he was never able to achieve a walking distillation, as he was not able to walk in the streets of Thessaloniki.
by KingofDefinitions May 23, 2019
Get the Walking Distillation mug.A walking car crash usually applies to people who are just a complete mess but try to advise other people how to live their lives. These people are unaware that they're like this but for others around them or who know them it's like watching a car crash only it's a human. Yes Seán, of course it could be said 'human car crash' would be more fitting but 'walking car crash' SOUNDS BETTER TO ME, OK!?
"He said I should try this new medication."
"Sure he's a WALKING CAR CRASH why would you take advice from him??"
"Sure he's a WALKING CAR CRASH why would you take advice from him??"
by dats wight wabbit July 13, 2022
Get the Walking Car Crash mug.Slang. It’s derived from New York. It’s what New Yorkers say when a car cuts in front of them when they’re walking.
by B-rizzle April 22, 2019
Get the eh i’m walkin ‘ere mug.Originates from the movie "Midnight Cowboy", when Dustin Hoffman yells "I'm walking here!" at a cab driver who jumps the lights.
Ay, I'm walking here!
by h87z July 24, 2023
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