Usually means: Tread carefully to avoid conflict.
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  1. walk on eggshells: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. walk on eggshells: Merriam-Webster
  3. walk on eggshells: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. walk on eggshells: Collins English Dictionary
  5. walk on eggshells: Wiktionary

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  1. walk on eggshells: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (walk on eggshells)

verb:  (idiomatic) To be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation because they get angry or offended very easily; to try very hard not to upset someone or something.
verb:  (idiomatic) To be careful and sensitive, in handling very sensitive matters.

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