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walking in two o'clock cotton 

a phrase that refers to the state of drunkeness where one seems to be stumbling in a cotton field at two o'clock in the morning.
"Oh, my, God! Briana took so many tequila shots she's walking in two o'clock cotton!"

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

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 Diamonds 

To be in a very positive state of mind. Happy go lucky, a smile on your face, a spring in your step, high on life, the
devil may care attitude.

excited, playfull, unflapable
Chris: Sure looks like Bob and Annete are Walking On Diamonds today.

Paula: Yea they were supposed to be at my party last night. But it looks like they had one of their own instead!

Chris: Ohhh yah.
Walking On Diamonds by Digger November 1, 2006

Walking Obituary

People who come into a bar for the sole reason that have nowhere else to go and are basically waiting to die. Ususally these people have no lives, jobs or friends and rely people who are not aware of what social leeches they are and accidentally engage them in conversation.
New guy just sat down next to that walking obituary who is actually knitting at the end of the bar and won't shut up about her 12 dead husbands and having to put her cat down.
Walking Obituary by ZDogg77 January 24, 2011

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.