walking on eggshells

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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Streak

Short for mean streak, solid paint stick that looks like chalk and is used on dark surfaces.

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chavalona

1. a young good looking female
2. slut

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kosh

To be deliberately obscure or cryptic when telling a person something or answering a question. Origin: Kosh is the name of an alien on the science-fiction series Babylon 5. His speech was as described previously. The term has been used in the past by people on the internet familiar with the show.

"Stop koshing the question!"
"Just quit koshing it and just give me a straight answer!"

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blow chunks

1. To vomit; to be sick.
2. Something that is not good, or a major disappointment.

1) I feel really sick -- I could blow chunks right here!

2) That movie blew chunks! I can't believe I paid $9 to see it.

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Boned Out

Quit/Chickened out/left

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wet the baby's head

To celebrate the birth of a baby with a drink of alcohol or more usually an excuse for a drinking spree.

Congratulations Bill! How about we go out tonight to wet the baby's head?

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