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Tread lightly

Verb

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.VerbTo proceed carefully; especially, to seek to avoid causing offense.

"He's in a bad mood today, so you might want to tread lightly if you talk to him."

Synonyms

go easy err on the side of caution handle with kid gloves take lightly make haste slowly mind one's ps and qs keep a civil tongue in one's mouth draw it mild politically correct lichtly put a civil tongue in one's head go gentle into that good night

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