Idiom
tread carefully
Meaning
To exercise precaution; to be careful with regards to the situation; to tread lightly.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You should tread carefully when you talk to him today.”
“The situation at the office is very tense right now, so you need to tread carefully when you ask for a raise.”
“Given the delicate nature of the diplomatic negotiations, the ambassador had to tread carefully to avoid offending any of the participating nations.”
Examples
simple
“You should tread carefully when you talk to him today.”
contextual
“The situation at the office is very tense right now, so you need to tread carefully when you ask for a raise.”
complex
“Given the delicate nature of the diplomatic negotiations, the ambassador had to tread carefully to avoid offending any of the participating nations.”
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