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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Gnanavel’s film tiptoes around some caste and class issues but avoids getting too deep. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 Another shard of broken glass that investors will have to tiptoe around are questions about a soft or hard landing. Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 16 Sep. 2024 How To Die Alone doesn’t tiptoe around the stigma and discrimination faced by women in larger bodies. Virgie Tovar, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 The articles being written about an aging but defiant President Biden seeking re-election tiptoe around a fundamental fact. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 19 July 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 14 Nov. 2024.

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