New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: dither around · fiddle around · lie around · mope around · phone around · pivot around · poke around · rattle around · sit around · skate around

tiptoe

verb INTRANSITIVEsiúil ar na barraicínísiúil ar bharr na méarsiúil ar bharr na ladhrachahe tiptoed down the stairs chuaigh sé síos staighre ar na barraicíní, d'éalaigh sé leis síos staighre

phrases

on tiptoe

(also

on tiptoes

, on your tiptoes

) ar na barraicíníar bharr na méarar bharr na ladhrachahe walked out on tiptoes shiúil sé amach ar na barraicíní, shiúil sé amach ar bharr na méar

phrasal verbs

tiptoe around

1 (v + prep) avoid problem TRANSITIVEseachain verb c m utéigh thart ar c m uthey're tiptoeing around the issue tá siad ag seachaint na faidhbe, níl siad ag tabhairt aghaidh ar an bhfadhb 2 (v + prep) avoid annoying sb TRANSITIVEeveryone is tiptoeing around him tá gach duine an-cháiréiseach leis, bíonn gach duine an-chúramach thart air, tá gach duine iontach faichilleach thart air 3 (v + adv) act cautiously INTRANSITIVEthere's no need to tiptoe around ní gá a bheith á sheachaint, ní gá a bheith ag dul anonn is anall leis

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