to avoid dealing with or talking about a difficult subject, problem or person
Things are very difficult with everyone tiptoeing around the subject of her illness.
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tiptoe around (someone or something)
To avoid confronting or engaging with a troublesome or undesirable person, problem, situation, issue, etc. It would be humorous if it weren't so sad the way Sarah tiptoes around her wife.The boss just keeps tiptoeing around the fact that we need to hire more staff if we want to remain competitive.