كيف تنطق "walk on eggshells"
expression
ˈwɑk/, /ˈwɔk/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈɛɡˌʃɛɫz
WAWK on EG-shelz
wˈɔːk/ /ˈɒn/ /ˈɛɡʃɛlz
WAWK on EG-shelz
التعريف
To be very careful with what you say or do around someone or in a sensitive situation, because you don't want to upset anyone.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈwɑk/, /ˈwɔk/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈɛɡˌʃɛɫz
الإنجليزية البريطانية
wˈɔːk/ /ˈɒn/ /ˈɛɡʃɛlz
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
WAWK on EG-shelz
بريطاني
WAWK on EG-shelz
استمع في السياق
I have to walk on eggshells when I talk to my boss.
After the argument, everyone walked on eggshells at home.
She feels like she always has to walk on eggshells around her father.
Things have been tense lately, so I’ve been walking on eggshells at work.