"pitää kuin kukkaa kämmenellä" meaning in All languages combined

See pitää kuin kukkaa kämmenellä on Wiktionary

Verb [Finnish]

Etymology: Literally, “to hold like a flower in the palm of your hand” Etymology templates: {{m-g|to hold like a flower in the palm of your hand}} “to hold like a flower in the palm of your hand”, {{lit|to hold like a flower in the palm of your hand}} Literally, “to hold like a flower in the palm of your hand” Head templates: {{head|fi|verb|cat2=|cat3=|head=pitää kuin kukkaa kämmenellä|sort=}} pitää kuin kukkaa kämmenellä, {{fi-verb|head=pitää kuin kukkaa kämmenellä}} pitää kuin kukkaa kämmenellä
  1. (simile, transitive, usually atelic) to walk on eggshells (with) (act carefully to avoid upsetting someone) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pitää_kuin_kukkaa_kämmenellä-fi-verb-notLihtu Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish similes

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