• Listen

  What it means

  Literally “to walk on tiptoe.” Means to tread carefully around someone — to be overly cautious or deferential, walking on eggshells. Also used literally for moving quietly so as not to wake someone.

  Vocabulary

  • palce — toes / fingers (plural)

  Grammar note

  'Na palcach' uses the locative plural of 'palec' after 'na.' The diminutive variant 'na paluszkach' is more affectionate/childlike.

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