Today's expression is one you will often hear in movies or
on television. You will hear this in
scenes between a judge and a lawyer and you will hear it during very intense
scenes between people.
Tread carefully/Tread lightly
The exact meaning is to "walk carefully", but when
we use it, we usually mean that the person is talking about something personal
and upsetting, or that they are talking about an area which they shouldn't.
examples
The judge warned the lawyer to tread carefully with her line
of questioning.
Margot had to tread carefully when talking about her
boyfriend with her father.
Daniel couldn't tread carefully and often got into trouble
with his coworkers.
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