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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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.
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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
Conversations may feel heavier than usual, so tread lightly.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
When deploying law globally, even in the service of a good cause, judges should tread lightly.
—José A. Cabranes, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2015
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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
Conversations may feel heavier than usual, so tread lightly.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
When deploying law globally, even in the service of a good cause, judges should tread lightly.
—José A. Cabranes, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2015
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“Tread lightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tread%20lightly. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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