See tread lightly on Wiktionary
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"To proceed carefully; especially, to seek to avoid causing offense."
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"(idiomatic) To proceed carefully; especially, to seek to avoid causing offense."
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"code": "fa",
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"roman": "kaj dâr o mariz",
"sense": "to proceed carefully, especially avoiding offense",
"word": "کج دار و مریز"
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"sense": "to proceed carefully, especially avoiding offense",
"word": "pisar menos"
}
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"code": "fa",
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"roman": "kaj dâr o mariz",
"sense": "to proceed carefully, especially avoiding offense",
"word": "کج دار و مریز"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to proceed carefully, especially avoiding offense",
"word": "pisar menos"
}
],
"word": "tread lightly"
}
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