on tippy-toe (or tippy-toes)

on tippy-toe (or tippy-toes)
on tippy-toe (or tippy-toes)
on tiptoe.

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  • tippy-toe — /ˈtɪpi toʊ/ (say tipee toh) noun, verb (i) (tippy toed, tippy toeing) 1. → tiptoe. –phrase 2. on tippy toes, Colloquial poised on one s toes …  

  • tippy-toe — verb informal, chiefly N. Amer. tiptoe. Phrases on tippy toe (or tippy toes) on tiptoe. Origin C19: alt. of tiptoe …   English new terms dictionary

  • tippy-toe — ˈtipēˌtō, piˌ noun Etymology: by alteration : tiptoe standing on my tippy toes, I wedged it in the crotch of a limb Helen Eustis …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tippytoe — verb walk on one s toes • Syn: ↑tiptoe, ↑tip • Derivationally related forms: ↑tiptoe (for: ↑tiptoe) • Hypernyms: ↑walk …   Useful english dictionary

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