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| take a cautious mind (Спиридонов Н.В.); play it safe (Leonid Dzhepko); keep one's counsel (КГА); hedge (Inna Oslon); tread on eggshells (ad_notam); be overly cautious | |||
| fudge; be on the safe side (Лучше поосторожничаем, не станем спешить с выводами – It's better to be on the safe side; let's not jump to conclusions (Michele Berdy)) | |||
| pussyfoot (Andrey Truhachev); walk on eggshells (VLZ_58); tread lightly (APN) | |||
| nibble at; play for safety | |||
| pussyfoot around (Andrey Truhachev); tiptoe around ("We had a great chance tonight and kind of tiptoed around it a little bit," Boyle said. "We were tentative and weren't aggressive. We weren't on top. We weren't skating." VLZ_58); nibble at the idea (VLZ_58); be on the cagey side ("You gave Passmore a phony card and talked about jewelry." I nodded. "With people like Passmore and apartment houses like that one, it pays to be a little on the cagey side." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) | |||
| piss-ant around (Interex) | |||
| be very cautious | |||