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Fig. to proceed very cautiously; to be in a very precarious position. (Fig. on the image of someone walking on something that offers little support and may collapse at any moment.) I have to remember that I'm walking on eggs when I give this speech. Careful with radical ideas like that. You're walking on thin ice.

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With possible severe weather to hit Yorkshire the company's health and safety manager, Nikki Kemmery, said: "Our reservoirs are popular attractions all year round but, with the cold spell set to continue over the next few days, we're concerned visitors may be tempted to walk on thin ice which may form around the edges. Frozen water warning by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) 0901 609 2423 CANCER Jun 22-Jul 23 A loud mouth face is beginning to walk on thin ice within your workplace. Astrology by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) 09055150087 Cancer Jun 22 - Jul 23 A loud mouth face is beginning to walk on thin ice within your workplace. Your daily stars by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			walk walk a thin line walk a tightrope walk across walk ahead of walk all over walk along walk and chew gum walk around walk away from walk away with walk back walk down walk feet off walk in walk in on walk into walk off walk off the job walk off with walk on walk on air walk on eggs walk on eggshells walk on stage and off again walk on thin ice walk out walk out on walk out with walk over walk over to walk right in walk right up walk soft walk tall walk the floor walk the plank walk the walk walk through walk together walk up walk up to walk with walking wall wall in wall off wall up wall-to-wall wallow in Walls have ears			walk off walk off walk off walk off Walk Off Grand Slam Walk Off Mat Walk Off the Earth walk off the end of walk off the job walk off their feet walk off their feet walk off their feet walk off with walk off with walk off with walk off with something Walk Offs Walk Offs Walk Offs Walk On Walk On walk on air walk on air walk on air walk on air walk on air walk on eggs walk on eggshells walk on stage and off again Walk on the moon walk on thin ice Walk on Walls Walk Our Way walk out walk out walk out walk out walk out walk out walk out walk out of walk out on walk out on walk out on walk out on Walk Out Window walk out with Walk Out Working Walk Outs Walk Outs Walk Outs walk over walk over walk over walk over walk over walk over to Walk Right In walk right up Walk Safely to School Day walk socks

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walk on eggs (redirected from walk on thin ice)

walk on eggs
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