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    walk on eggshells

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    A1
    idiomIdiomTo be very careful and cautious about what you say or do, because you do not want to offend or upset someone.
    I feel like I'm walking on eggshells around him since his mother passed away.

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    Stop Hiding Who You Really Are | The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche

    08:42Stop Hiding Who You Really Are | The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
    • Having to carefully choose your words and walk on eggshells.

      Having to carefully choose your words and walk on eggshells.

    • Having to carefully choose your words and walk on eggshells.

      Having to carefully choose your words and walk on eggshells.

    A2

    Some People Will Abuse You

    04:14Some People Will Abuse You
    • If you have to walk on eggshells, that's not love.

      If you have to walk on eggshells, that's not love.

    • If you have to walk on eggshells, that's not love.

      If you have to walk on eggshells, that's not love.

    A2

    Authentically Developing Self-Worth | Being Well Podcast

    53:56Authentically Developing Self-Worth | Being Well Podcast
    • Have a kind of tenderness that doesn't muzzle ourself or walk on eggshells, but doesn't needlessly, needlessly injure the sense of worth in another person.

      Have a kind of tenderness that doesn't muzzle ourself or walk on eggshells, but doesn't needlessly, needlessly injure the sense of worth in another person.

    • Have a kind of tenderness that doesn't muzzle ourselves or walk on eggshells, but

      Have a kind of tenderness that doesn't muzzle ourselves or walk on eggshells, but

    B1

    Why Trump's war is so risky for his political future | DW News

    12:48Why Trump's war is so risky for his political future | DW News
    • It is interesting, though, from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who told assembled generals, the top brass, that the military would no longer walk on eggshells when it came to defining things.

      It is interesting, though, from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who told assembled generals, the top brass, that the military would no longer walk on eggshells when it came to defining things.

    • It is interesting, though, from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who told assembled generals, the top brass, that the military would no longer walk on eggshells when it came to defining things.

      It is interesting, though, from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who told assembled generals, the top brass, that the military would no longer walk on eggshells when it came to defining things.

    B1

    7 Green Flags Someone Is Emotionally Safe In A Relationship

    05:297 Green Flags Someone Is Emotionally Safe In A Relationship
    • When you don't feel emotionally safe in a relationship, it can feel like you have to walk on eggshells around them.

      When you don't feel emotionally safe in a relationship, it can feel like you have to walk on eggshells around them.

    • When you don't feel emotionally safe in a relationship, it can feel like you have to walk on eggshells around them.

      When you don't feel emotionally safe in a relationship, it can feel like you have to walk on eggshells around them.

    B1

    Are Your Friends Real? - 10 Signs Of A True Friend

    05:55Are Your Friends Real? - 10 Signs Of A True Friend
    • When you're with them, you don't feel like you have to walk on eggshells to gain their approval.

      When you're with them, you don't feel like you have to walk on eggshells to gain their approval.

    A2

    Signs of a real friend

    06:23Signs of a real friend
    • Do you feel like you have to walk on eggshells?

      Do you feel like you have to walk on eggshells?

    B1