I am a fragile coat painted bright pastel for an Easter morning hunt, but whenever diplomats tread across me in a tense conversation, they are trying desperately not to offend. What am I?
An eggshell
'Walking on eggshells' is an idiom about being extremely cautious, derived from the brittle shell of an egg.
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