touch lightly
Example Sentences
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“I’ve got my boys over there. I built some really good relationships, so try to keep in touch lightly with everybody.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2017
And both touch lightly on Mr. Hiaasen’s serious concern with toxic pollution.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2013
This, then, is the Conversation Hour: the time to touch lightly on the need for a new vacuum cleaner, his gaucheries at last night's bridge party, the prospects for remedying his cultural poverty .
From Time Magazine Archive
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It manages to touch lightly on all aspects of life, from war and poverty to square meals and love.
From Time Magazine Archive
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From now on I shall only touch lightly on the battles he fought with the British, so that the children cannot try them out in real life.
From The Little Washingtons' Travels by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth