English Explanatory Dictionary

walk on broken glass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To do everything possible to achieve something, even if it involves great risk or discomfort.

Word forms

walk on broken glass walks on broken glass walking on broken glass walked on broken glass walk across broken glass crawl on broken glass crawl across broken glass

Synonyms

bend over backwards go to great lengths go to the ends of the earth move heaven and earth

Related words

walk on eggshells
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