eggshell

Related to eggshell: calcium carbonate

be treading on eggshells

To be acting with great care and consideration so as not to upset someone, some situation, etc. The littlest thing tends to anger my mother, so I feel like I'm always treading on eggshells whenever I'm at her house.
See also: eggshell, on, tread

be walking on eggshells

To be acting with great care and consideration so as not to upset someone. The littlest thing tends to anger my mother, so I feel like I'm always walking on eggshells whenever I'm at her house.
See also: eggshell, on, walking

walk on eggshells

To act with great care and consideration so as not to upset someone. The littlest thing tends to anger my mother, so I feel like I have to walk on eggshells whenever I'm at her house.
See also: eggshell, on, walk
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

walk on eggshells

 
1. Fig. to walk very carefully; to take steps gingerly. Since he stumbled and fell against the china cabinet, Bill has been walking on eggshells.
2. Fig. to be very diplomatic and inoffensive. I was walking on eggshells trying to explain the remark to her without offending her further.
See also: eggshell, on, walk
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

be treading on eggshells

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be walking on eggshells

If you are treading on eggshells or are walking on eggshells, you are being extremely careful about what you say or do because you do not want to upset or offend someone. She was so easily offended, I felt as if I was treading on eggshells the whole time. Everyone was walking on eggshells around him, just not knowing what his reaction was going to be. Note: You can also say that someone is treading on eggs or is walking on eggs. Living with you is like treading on eggs.
See also: eggshell, on, tread
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

walk on ˈeggshells

be very careful not to upset somebody: I always felt as if I had to walk on eggshells around him so that I wouldn’t hurt his feelings.
See also: eggshell, on, walk
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • be treading on eggshells
  • be walking on eggshells
  • walk on eggshells
  • walk on thin ice
  • walking on eggs
  • walk on eggs
  • walk on eggs, to
  • the last person
  • it is a poor heart that never rejoices
  • rejoice
References in periodicals archive
For this reason, some people crush eggshells into a fine powder that they use as a natural calcium supplement for their bones.
How Crushed Eggshells Could Help Repair Bone Damage
The XRD analysis of eggshell powder titanium dioxide, and the synthesized EB@Ti[O.sub.2] are presented in Figure 1.
A novel application of nano eggshell/titanium dioxide composite on occluding dentine tubules: an in vitro study
The objective of this study was to evaluate mechanical and dynamic properties of natural rubber composites containing eggshells to assess their potential for automotive anti-vibration applications.
Characterization of composites containing renewable fillers for anti-vibration applications
An egg consists of an eggshell, eggshell membrane, egg white, and egg yolk, of which the eggshell and membrane together represent 10-13%, the egg white represents 55-60%, and the yolk represents 32-35% of the total weight of the egg.
Finite Element Analysis of Mechanical Characteristics of Dropped Eggs Based on Fluid-Solid Coupling Theory
In this sense, several researches have reported catalytic precursors based on calcium oxide, which were obtained from natural sources such as eggshell [25-28], bivalve clam shell [29], waste mussel shell [30, 31], waste of animal bone [31], snail shell [32], golden apple snail shell [32], crab shell [25, 33], oyster shell [34], waste fish (Labeo rohita) [35].
Relevance of the Physicochemical Properties of Calcined Quail Eggshell (CaO) as a Catalyst for Biodiesel Production
For skeletal mineralization, the avian embryo mobilizes calcium from its calcitic eggshell. This occurs through dissolution of specific interior regions of the shell in a process that also weakens the shell to allow hatching.
ANALYSIS OF THE CHANGES IN ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION OF THE CHICKEN EGGSHELL DURING THE INCUBATION PERIOD
One of the reported sources to synthesize HA is the eggshell (Rivera et al., 1999; Lee & Oh, 2003), which comprises processes that take place in a high temperature environment and using phosphate solutions (Rivera et al, 1999; Balazsi et al, 2007; Lee & Oh, 2003).
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Valspar Signature is available in flat, eggshell, satin and semi-gloss sheens.
Valspar launches reformulated paint line for Lowe's
Manufacturing processes, no doubt constitute the central theme in determining the quality of the chicken runs and coops, but seldom has there been such a strategy change in a top-tier firm like EggShell Online, without its share of changes in the designing process itself.
For Chicken Coops, Smarter Designs Introduced by Eggshell Online
The eggshell is a fundamental structure in the incubation period.
Chemical characteristics and thickness of Podocnemis expansa post-hatching eggshells (Testudines, Podocnemididae)/ Aspectos quimicos e espessura da casca de ovos de Podocnemis expansa pos-eclosao (Testudines, Podocnemididae)
In this sense, eggshell can be an alternative to supply calcium to plants, since there is about 94% of calcium carbonate in this industrial by-product and the deposition in landfills has been its final destination (Magalhaes et al., 2011).
Eggshell as a source of calcium in the production, nutrition and bromatological composition of 'Piata' and 'Marandu' grasses/Casca de ovo como fonte de calcio na producao, nutricao e composicao bromatologica dos capins Piata e Marandu
2010), chlorella vulgaris (Aksu, Donmez 2006), eggshell (Ghazy et al.
ASSESSMENT OF THE ADSORPTION KINETICS, EQUILIBRIUM AND THERMODYNAMICS FOR THE POTENTIAL REMOVAL OF [NI.sup.2+] FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION USING WASTE EGGSHELL
This is particularly important in the context of an "eggshell audit."
Handling an 'eggshell' audit: protecting CPA-client privilege in a potential criminal context
Picking up on eggshell pigments could help scientists color in the details of dinosaurs' nesting habits.
Dinosaur eggs came in multiple colors: pigments found in fossils may offer insight into nesting habits
Dutch researchers have found a highly positive effect of eggshell calcium on bone mineral density.
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