Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves. From LearnThat.org. [Robert Lembke]
Moving with tiptoe steps. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Standing tiptoe. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Plus, of course, Lieberman doesn't "tiptoe" around the war issue - he actually supports the war in Iraq - still!. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Durang: Lieberman's Mistaken Idea of Who's Polarizing] Reference
Hulse last week called the proposed ordinance a way to "tiptoe" into tree management measures. From Wordnik.com. [DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS] Reference
I will go in on tiptoe, so that she can't hear me. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Elizabeth led the old man to the lounge on tiptoe. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference
The long-legged girl stood on tiptoe to reach him. From Wordnik.com. [Droozle] Reference
Polanski doesn't tiptoe around such scenes either. From Wordnik.com. [A Lesson With Punch] Reference
Eleanor, on tiptoe, kisses the two faces in the photo. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
We don bathrobes grey and taupe and tiptoe to the door. From Wordnik.com. [Fugitives] Reference
He walks slowly, on tiptoe, puts his face to the grating. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Some caveats, before I tiptoe into this controversial thesis. From Wordnik.com. [A Cure For Fund Envy] Reference
Learns to walk on tiptoe and may be able to stand on one foot. From Wordnik.com. [Turning On The Motor] Reference
Practice balance by walking on tiptoe and standing on one leg. From Wordnik.com. [Turning On The Motor] Reference
Kitty went to it on tiptoe, quaking at the thought of burglars. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873] Reference
Many prefer small steps that tiptoe around political land mines. From Wordnik.com. [Health Care Reform Splits GOP: Republicans Divided On How To Replace Law] Reference
We held our places, standing on tiptoe, about to fall any minute. From Wordnik.com. [4 o' clock] Reference
Arethusa stretched her arms high and stood on tiptoe to meet them. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
He'd imagine how her calves must look, standing on tiptoe like that. From Wordnik.com. [Prickly Heat] Reference
I kinda tiptoe inside and sit down in an old rocker across the sofa. From Wordnik.com. [Winter Kills] Reference
Paul followed her on tiptoe to the bed and looked down on the sleeper. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
We went on tiptoe towards the altar-rail, and knelt upon the topmost step. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
Other guys up there with six-inch-long teeth, they had to sneak up on tiptoe. From Wordnik.com. [Stevie Wonder] Reference
Mr. Larson's lips tiptoe across her left shoulder and pucker against her neck. From Wordnik.com. [The Case for Mashed Potatoes] Reference
She flung her arms round the man, and stood on tiptoe to be reaching up to him. From Wordnik.com. [The McBrides A Romance of Arran] Reference
But there was one thing we did hear, standing on tiptoe, and straining every ear. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
He approached the mirror, stood on tiptoe, peered in, dark eyes and trembling mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Creatures: A Memoir] Reference
I mount the steps on tiptoe, and stop at the sound of singing that I hear in my room. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Lucille recoiled on tiptoe, holding her breath, until she seemed again soundly asleep. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
As a part-time college professor, I usually tiptoe around the subject in the classroom. From Wordnik.com. [PRAISE THE LORD! (AND HOWARD DEAN, TOO.)] Reference
Tonight, however, you tiptoe in sock feet, easing the bathroom door shut behind you. From Wordnik.com. [Breach of Faith] Reference
I advanced on tiptoe, and the door being open, I could see Brigitte without being seen. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Crooking her finger beckoningly at the old man, she crept on tiptoe to the bedroom door. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference
"If she is, we'll tiptoe across the kitchen, get some cookies, and eat them in the barn.". From Wordnik.com. [The Cat in Grandfather's House] Reference
But even he seemed to be trying to tiptoe around like some broke-dick thief in the night. From Wordnik.com. [Colin Powell's UN Clown Show] Reference
When in mixed company, mothers on both sides of the fence tend to tiptoe around the subject. From Wordnik.com. [Some Day My 9-to-5 Job Will Come] Reference
Trying to tiptoe back to the center might only feed negative public perceptions of Netanyahu. From Wordnik.com. [Larger Than Life] Reference
(Soundbite of music) MOON: This isn't another ` tiptoe through the tribute 'kind of jazz date. From Wordnik.com. ['Gold Sounds': Where Jazz Meets Alt-Rock] Reference
Women clutch their stilettos and tiptoe barefoot around the shrapnel of broken champagne flutes. From Wordnik.com. [Fans flock to reunion show of go-go legends Rare Essence] Reference
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