tiptoe around
phrasal verb
tiptoed around; tiptoeing around; tiptoes around
: to avoid talking about (something) : to talk about (something) only in an indirect way
They tiptoed around the subject of her poor health.
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Zelensky, after months of trying to tiptoe around Trump, flatly refused.
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Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Still, Kupp is being paid like a No. 1 receiver and that could be problematic as general manager Les Snead starts constructing next year’s roster while tiptoeing around the salary cap.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Pelly is tiptoeing around saying the obvious thing: Spotify is a tremendous bargain for users
This would have been an ideal place to reckon with user behavior, suggesting, perhaps, a move away from lean-back listening and avoidance of Spotify’s various playlists.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
To realize the person who loves me would not have to tiptoe around or be fragile with or avoid talking about.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Still, Kupp is being paid like a No. 1 receiver and that could be problematic as general manager Les Snead starts constructing next year’s roster while tiptoeing around the salary cap.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Pelly is tiptoeing around saying the obvious thing: Spotify is a tremendous bargain for users
This would have been an ideal place to reckon with user behavior, suggesting, perhaps, a move away from lean-back listening and avoidance of Spotify’s various playlists.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
To realize the person who loves me would not have to tiptoe around or be fragile with or avoid talking about.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for tiptoe around
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“Tiptoe around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiptoe%20around. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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