tread lightly

idiom

: to proceed carefully

If you're thinking about asking for a raise, I advise you to tread lightly.

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Reed and Helen, tread lightly!), alliances formed (Sam and Hector, strategic!), scores settled (byeeeee, London branch of the Clark Family!), sides of one’s life integrated (Sam attending the Webb Family Christmas, aww!). —

Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 The sun enters Libra and your social sector on Sept. 22, but a tumultuous square between Venus and Pluto reminds you to tread lightly for now. —

Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024 And as Times reporters Taryn Luna and Wendy Lee noted this week, Newsom continues to tread lightly with Big Tech so as not to stifle that innovation. —

Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024 The government has tread lightly on all things military, to avoid stirring unrest at home. —

Anthony Trotter, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tread lightly

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