Idiom 109 – Walk on eggshells

The LINGUA FRANCA Spachschule blog hopes you all had a wonderful Easter. To celebrate – an egg themed idiom!

Cracked Eggs by AbsurdWordPreferredMy boss is not an easy person to work with. He can become angry very quickly, even on a good day. But today is not a good day. This morning we found out that our biggest client was moving to our biggest competitor. Everyone in the office has been walking on eggshells (Eiertanz aufführen).

This is just one of many egg-based English idioms. See some more at the links below:

You can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs