walk on eggshells

뜻

to be very careful not to upset someone

남의 기분을 상하게 하지 않으려고 몹시 조심하다.

예문

1. 1Since Dad lost his job, we've all been walking on eggshells around him.
2. 2You don't have to walk on eggshells with me — just tell me what you think.
3. 3Mum is so stressed about the move that we're walking on eggshells to avoid an argument.
4. 4Aisha's new flatmate gets upset so easily that everyone walks on eggshells at home.
5. 5It's tiring to walk on eggshells every time my brother is in a bad mood.

문법

동사 walk만 형태가 바뀌고, eggshells는 복수형 그대로 둔다. 뒤에 around나 with와 사람이 자주 온다. 영국 영어에서는 tread on eggshells라고도 한다.