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It means that you were being very careful what you said and did, as though you were trying to walk across eggshells without breaking them.
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Is there an idiom meaning to impress someone?
The idiom means impress someone is egg on
What does 'walking pins and needles' mean?
This is actually a good example of mixing your metaphors. When you mix a metaphor it means you are combining two different idioms. Walking on egg shells means you are trying very hard not to offend or bring attention to yourself. To be "on pins and needles" means you are anxious about something usually anticipating some bad news. To walk on pins and needles is not an idiom that is often heard or used unless you want to describe how you are trying to avoid attention while waiting for possibly bad news. Mixing metaphors is not uncommon but it's usually done to be funny. "When my mother-in-law comes to visit I am always walking on egg shells". "I'm always on pins and needles waiting for my final grades".
What does the idiom To egg on mean?
Egging someone on means to encourage someone to perform an act, usually an act of dubious merit such as a dare. As for its origins, it has nothing to do with eggs. Rather, the term is a corruption of the term "edging on" (as in coercing someone with the help of a blade): a term of Old Norse origin.
Is eggs a verb?
(NO) egg is an object; so that would mean that egg is a noun
Is egg-head a mean word?
Mean somebody intellectual.
What does the idiom nest egg mean?
The term "nest egg" refers to ones financial savings for retirement.
What do egg shells and sea shells have in common?
you dont go to the sea shore to buy egg shells
Can a toddler eat egg shells?
A toddler should not be allowed to eat egg shells as the shells will scratch the throat.
Is there an idiom meaning to impress someone?
The idiom means impress someone is egg on
What do you get when you cross a egg and a singing hen?
Egg shells // A rooster.
Will putting egg shells down your disposal affect your septic tank?
Yes. It'll have crushed egg shells in it as a result.
Is a shell an element?
If you mean the shell of some living thing, egg, or seed than no. Those shells are mixtures.
What helps chick's get out of their shells?
Egg incubation helps chicks get out of their shells. Or for the people who have this question as a math problem, the answer is THE EGG SIT (the exit).
Why is food grade ink required to code on egg shells?
Food-grade ink is required to code on egg shells, because egg shells are porous and chemicals could enter the egg. Also, eggs are often cooked with the shells intact (e.g. hard-boiled); so the consumer could come into contact with the ink while eating the egg. Even when an egg is cracked there is a risk that the egg contents could come into contact with the ink.
How do you make egg shells thinner?
well, the best way I have seen is to boil it for 5 minutes maximum. Then due to heat, the egg shells and the crust of the egg gets thiner.
What will eggs shells react with?
egg shells will most likely react with vinegar and sprite
What do Alpine Salamander eat?
egg shells
