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Definition tiptoe around in American English

tiptoe around phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
Example

The government should stop tiptoeing around the issue of health care.

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to be very careful about how you behave toward someone because you are afraid of offending or annoying them

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Definition tiptoe around in American English