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eggshell fine 

state of being fine at the moment, but with a high risk of being crushed again; fragile kind of okay; easily hurt but overall not in a bad mood
I'm eggshell fine, so please be careful with what you say.
eggshell fine by ArtOfChaos October 30, 2014

walking on eggshells 

To be extra-careful when speaking to someone, in order not to make them angry.
I 'm walking on eggshells as I ask my neighbor to keep his dog from barking
walking on eggshells by LuizLeitao December 16, 2017
Someone who wants to live the life of another person as the life they currently lead is loanly and boring,this then results in them becoming a online bully.
Stop being so eggkelly,try harder,be better.
eggkelly by Eggkelly October 7, 2019

Eggshell 

Slang term for A safety hardhat
Edgy here comes the safety man, Get your eggshell on
Eggshell by Inspector hector June 23, 2017

walking on eggshells 

To watch what you say or do around a certain person because anything might set him or her off.
Everyone hates me; I'm walking on eggshells all the time.

walking on eggshells 

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
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.