egg shells
Walking on eggshells.
in
This idiom or expression like sentence has to do with:
Being careful with what you’re saying.
Being in a sensitive or dangerous situation.
When someone says “I’m walking on eggshells with my wife,” it means “I have to be very careful with what I say or do around my wife, because she’s very sensitive, or she gets angry easily.”
Also see:
On thin ice.
On thin ice.
in
This idiom or expression means:
On risky grounds.
In a dangerous situation.
When someone says “You’re walking on thin ice,” they mean “What you’re doing is risky. You should be careful!”
A. I’m dating my boss’s daughter, and he doesn’t know!
B. You’re skating on the thin ice corner of the lake, stupid!!
Also:
Slippery slopes.
Slippery grounds.
Also see:
Walk on eggshells.
