The word means "eggs," but the reference to "balls" is so strong that you have to watch out using the word at all. Polite girls would probably order blanquillos (little white things) from a male waiter.
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To be in a delicate situation; to be on the edge of danger or ruin.
An 'eggshell' is the thin, white outer coating of an egg. The shell is very thin and breaks easily. So if you are 'walking on eggshells' you are in a situation where you could break something (or get in trouble or ruin everything) very easily.
Synonym: walking on thin ice
1) Ever since I smashed their car, I've been walking on eggshells with my parents.
2) We're walking on eggshells with our landlord -- she told us that if we have one more loud party, she's going to kick us out of our apartment.
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Short for mean streak, solid paint stick that looks like chalk and is used on dark surfaces.
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A term of many uses, it can be used for anger, humor, or to say, something is sweet :)
Dag! (s)he's HOT!, Dag yo, thats messed up, Dag!
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"Pleasure to meet you.", often used by the italian mafia.
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Having all of your resources in one place; putting your money or hopes or future into one thing.
'Eggs' are delicate, and if all of your eggs were in one container, and that container was damaged, you might lose all of your eggs in one quick and painful moment.
1) You don't want to keep all of your eggs in one basket. You might lose everything!
2) Tom had all of his eggs in one basket -- Yoyodyne.com stock -- and when the stock market crashed he was bankrupt.
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