tiptoe through a minefield
To approach a situation with great caution because it contains many hidden dangers or problems.
tiptoe
UK /ˈtɪpˌtəʊ/ US /ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/
adj 2noun 1verb 1name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
misty, over, quiet
VERB + TIPTOE
come, comes, don't, seat, stand, standing, stands, started
TIPTOE + NOUN
kitchen, nobody, pillow, tulips, window
PREP.
around, from, from, on, on, through, upon, with
Definitions
noun
1
The tip of the toe.
adj
1
Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day / Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.
And ever as they talked Beregond was more amazed, and looked with greater wonder at the hobbit, swinging his short legs as he sat on the seat, or standing tiptoe upon it to peer over the sill at the lands below.
2
Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes.
with tiptoe step
And stole along on tiptoe tread
verb
1
To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground.
We went tip-toeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow's garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn't scrape our heads.
We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — walk on one's toes
- tip
- tippytoe
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day / Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.
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And ever as they talked Beregond was more amazed, and looked with greater wonder at the hobbit, swinging his short legs as he sat on the seat, or standing tiptoe upon it to peer over the sill at the l
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with tiptoe step
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We went tip-toeing along a path amongst the trees back towards the end of the widow's garden, stooping down so as the branches wouldn't scrape our heads.
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We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time.
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Tiptoe through the window By the window, that is where I'll be Come tiptoe through the tulips with me Tiptoe from your pillow To the shadow of the willow tree And tiptoe through the tulips with me.
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