tiptoe around
Upper Intermediate (B2) neutral
To be very careful and quiet about a topic so you don't upset anyone.
"She tiptoeed around the bedroom so she wouldn't wake the sleeping baby."
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Life of Tom · 42:38
I tried to tiptoe around him.
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André Duqum · 122:44
Sort of tiptoe around the word love because
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Half as Interesting · 2:29
Now, we're going to go ahead and tiptoe around
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Breaking Points · 3:04
We are not going to, you know, tiptoe around you.
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Kings and Generals · 5:28
it was how to tiptoe around the shoes of power.