It was like walking on eggshells with my father. The smallest thing would make him angry.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
be walking on eggshells — be walking/treading on eggshells if you are walking on eggshells, you are trying very hard not to upset someone. It was like walking on eggshells with my father. The smallest thing would make him angry … New idioms dictionary
eggshell — /ˈɛgʃɛl/ (say egshel) noun 1. the shell of a bird s egg, consisting of keratin fibres and calcite crystals. 2. a pale yellow colour. –adjective 3. like an eggshell; thin and delicate; very brittle. 4. (of a paint) having an almost matt finish… …
eggshell — early 15c., from EGG (Cf. egg) (n.) + SHELL (Cf. shell). Earlier ay schelle (c.1300). Emblematic of thin and delicate from 1835; as a color term, from 1894. The figure of treading on eggshells to move cautiously is attested by 1734 … Etymology dictionary
anseriform — ▪ bird order Introduction any of the 150 species comprising the bird order Anseriformes, which comprises the ducks (duck), geese (goose), and swans (swan) (family Anatidae) and the screamers (the three species of family Anhimidae). Anatidae… … Universalium
