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tiptoe through a minefield

tiptoe through a minefield verb: to approach a situation with great caution because it contains many hidden dangers or problems.

Verb

tiptoe through a minefield (third-person singular simple present tiptoes through a minefield, present participle tiptoeing through a minefield, simple past and past participle tiptoed through a minefield)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To approach a situation with great caution because it contains many hidden dangers or problems.

Forms of tiptoe through a minefield

third-person singular presenttiptoes through a minefield
present participletiptoeing through a minefield
past participletiptoed through a minefield
pasttiptoed through a minefield

Questions about tiptoe through a minefield

What does tiptoe through a minefield mean?
Tiptoe through a minefield means to approach a situation with great caution because it contains many hidden dangers or problems.
What part of speech is tiptoe through a minefield?
Tiptoe through a minefield is a verb.
What is the past tense of tiptoe through a minefield?
The past tense of tiptoe through a minefield is tiptoed through a minefield.

Words near tiptoe through a minefield in the dictionary

  1. tipt
  2. tipteerer
  3. tipteerers
  4. tiptoe
  5. tiptoe around
  6. tiptoe through a minefield
  7. tiptoed
  8. tiptoed around
  9. tiptoed through a minefield
  10. tiptoeing
  11. tiptoeing around

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