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walking on eggshells
Verb
form-of
participle
present
Japanese Meaning
これは「walk on eggshells」の現在分詞形、すなわち動詞の活用形です。具体的には、『卵の殻の上を歩く』という字義から転じ、比喩的に「非常に慎重に、場を悪化させないように振る舞う」という意味合いを持つ表現ですが、ここで示されている英語の説明はその意味ではなく、文法上の活用形（現在分詞形）について述べています。
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present participle of walk on eggshells
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walking on eggshells
After the argument, she felt like she was walking on eggshells around him.
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After the argument, she felt like she was walking on eggshells around him.
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