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to tiptoe————————to tiptoe, walk on tiptoe* * *(v.) = tiptoeEx. 30 years ago this library was a place with wooden bookcases, card catalog, wooden furniture and tiptoeing librarian.* * *(v.) = tiptoeEx: 30 years ago this library was a place with wooden bookcases, card catalog, wooden furniture and tiptoeing librarian.
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(v.) = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issueEx. The author claims that by skirting the issue in the past with their video collections librarians have left themselves ill equipped to handle these new challenge.Ex. It's about time that people stopped tiptoeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.* * *(v.) = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issueEx: The author claims that by skirting the issue in the past with their video collections librarians have left themselves ill equipped to handle these new challenge.
Ex: It's about time that people stopped tiptoeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade. -
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(v.) = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issueEx. The author claims that by skirting the issue in the past with their video collections librarians have left themselves ill equipped to handle these new challenge.Ex. It's about time that people stopped tiptoeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.* * *(v.) = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issueEx: The author claims that by skirting the issue in the past with their video collections librarians have left themselves ill equipped to handle these new challenge.
Ex: It's about time that people stopped tiptoeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
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