ALL meanings of walk on eggs
egg
W w - noun walk on eggs the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species. 1
- noun walk on eggs such a body produced by a domestic bird, especially the hen. 1
- noun walk on eggs the contents of an egg or eggs: raw egg; fried eggs. 1
- noun walk on eggs anything resembling a hen's egg. 1
- noun walk on eggs Also called egg cell. the female gamete; ovum. 1
- noun walk on eggs Informal. person: He's a good egg. 1
- noun walk on eggs Slang. an aerial bomb. 1
- verb with object walk on eggs to prepare (food) by dipping in beaten egg. 1
- idioms walk on eggs egg on one's face, Informal. humiliation or embarrassment resulting from having said or done something foolish or unwise: They were afraid to back the losing candidate and wind up with egg on their faces. 1
- idioms walk on eggs lay an egg, Informal. to fail wretchedly, especially to be unsuccessful in front of an audience: He laid an egg as the romantic hero. 1
- idioms walk on eggs put all one's eggs in one basket, to venture all of something that one possesses in a single enterprise. 1
- idioms walk on eggs walk on eggs, to walk or act very cautiously. 1