walking on eggs
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Cackling happily, the hens then went on to such a fabulous overproduction that the whole U.S. was practically walking on eggs.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the next few meetings, as they talked about "tax reform" and closing loopholes as well as raising new money, Reagan seemed to be walking on eggs.
From Time Magazine Archive
He knows that he is walking on eggs and that a fascinated and not too friendly audience is watching him.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Ever since the market meltdown, ; Greenspan has been walking on eggs," says Pierre Rinfret, a New York City- based economist.
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These words struck Popinot with a cold chill, and he began to step as if he were walking on eggs, looking nervously at the wall.
From Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Balzac, Honoré de
