Sentences with phrase «before tiptoeing»

The octopuses then lift the shells by making their arms rigid, before tiptoeing away in a manoeuvre Finn calls stilt - walking.

They lift the shells by making their arms rigid, before tiptoeing away.

You've finally made it through «The Witching Hour,» rocked your baby to sleep for a half an hour, (which felt more like three hours) and at last deposited him in his crib, cranking the white noise machine up a notch before you tiptoe out the door.

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They call us out of sleep into wakefulness, out of darkness into enlightenment — eyes open, fists clenched and punching, poised on tiptoes like high - strung boxers bobbing and weaving before the hell.

Wake up before the sun the next morning, tiptoe around the house so as not to wake our friends who were kind enough to let us crash in their spare room.

One morning, before he could wake to shoot me serious looks of disapproval, I tiptoed across the cold tile floor and dug through Thom's backpack until my hands landed on the crinkly bag of truffles.

One last time before the temperatures raise up, my coat and I bravely tiptoed around the street of Frankfurt, avoiding snow flocks, passing cars and puddles of water.

Advocates of dollar - cost averaging claim it's a good risk - reduction tool because tiptoeing in a bit at a time reduces the chance that you'll put all your money into stocks just before the market slumps.

Before putting the gesture into players» hands, throwing your arms up in the air with your palms out while standing tiptoed could have meant anything, but it's a unique gesture that only looks like a person preparing to swan dive or somehow take off flying.

When it comes to the tiptoe game of following up, be sure to read the job listing thoroughly before you make contact.