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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

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.

skirted eggshell 

When a bald or balding man, seemingly unaware of hair loss occurring on the top of his head, continues to grow out the hair on the sides and back of the head, thus ornamenting his barren follicles with a flowing skirt of, often disheveled, locks.
In his Frasier heydays, Kelsey Grammer sported the finest looking skirted eggshell
in the entertainment business.
skirted eggshell by Penelope Cash February 12, 2009