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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Those days of tiptoeing around Trump, and avoiding head-to-head conflict, are over. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025 Partners don’t fear conflict or tiptoe around hard feelings. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 Two years later, Kirsten Stewart tiptoed around the rule by arriving in stilettos and pointedly removing them when arriving at the photographer’s pit. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 24 May 2025 In the days that followed, several other major consumer brands appeared to tiptoe around pricing matters. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 23 May 2025 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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