pisar em ovos

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Verb[edit]

pisar em ovos (first-person singular present piso em ovos, first-person singular preterite pisei em ovos, past participle pisado em ovos)

  1. (Brazil, idiomatic) to walk on eggshells (to handle sensitive matters delicately)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pisar,‎ em,‎ ovos.

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