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Phrase of the Day (tread/walk on eggshells)-18AUG21

Phrase of the Day (tread/walk on eggshells)-18AUG21

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is tread/walk on eggshells and its meaning is “be extra careful about your words or actions”.

Example Sentence: A recent study of the top 100 global producers of polymers that culminate in plastic waste found six of them based in India. It is unsurprising, therefore, that in spite of the staggering problem, policymakers have been treading on eggshells.

This phrase is present in The Hindu article Beating plastic pollution: On Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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