Sentences with phrase «on tiptoe when»

If people seem to be walking on tiptoe when they are around you, you are probably acting defensive.

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When the Magi offer him gold, which indicates a king, we are invited to lessen the tribute we offer to the power structures to which we belong and on which we depend; when they offer him frankincense, which indicates a priest, we are invited to tiptoe out from under the delusions of our sacred canopies, to be drawn into the jagged - edged sacrifice of presence that this Priest will carry out; and when they offer him myrrh, which indicates a prophet's death, the Magi invite our hearts to lighten as death loses its hold over our drives and desiWhen the Magi offer him gold, which indicates a king, we are invited to lessen the tribute we offer to the power structures to which we belong and on which we depend; when they offer him frankincense, which indicates a priest, we are invited to tiptoe out from under the delusions of our sacred canopies, to be drawn into the jagged - edged sacrifice of presence that this Priest will carry out; and when they offer him myrrh, which indicates a prophet's death, the Magi invite our hearts to lighten as death loses its hold over our drives and desiwhen they offer him frankincense, which indicates a priest, we are invited to tiptoe out from under the delusions of our sacred canopies, to be drawn into the jagged - edged sacrifice of presence that this Priest will carry out; and when they offer him myrrh, which indicates a prophet's death, the Magi invite our hearts to lighten as death loses its hold over our drives and desiwhen they offer him myrrh, which indicates a prophet's death, the Magi invite our hearts to lighten as death loses its hold over our drives and desires.

Even when it's an oft - spoken concern, a worry like this is still tiptoed around so as to let hope have its seat at the table and not focus so much on the downsides of the situation.

HOCKEY — Buffalo coach Ted Sator «sort of tiptoed into the building» upon returning to Madison Square Garden for the first time since November, when the Rangers dismissed him as their coach, but the Sabres stomped on the New Yorkers 6 - 3 with help from Phil Housley and Doug Smith, who each scored a pair of goals.

It was another night when little Joe was sleeping over and at quarter to ten I had to tiptoe into his room and prop a card on the bedside desk that said won 3 - 2 for when he woke up.

Drawn to the Past When Ben walked into the bar, I stood up, navigated my way toward him and gave him a big hug, standing on my tiptoes to reach his neck.

Or why, when she is standing on tiptoe on one leg in an arabesque — bent at the waist, with her other leg extended horizontally behind her — and her partner gives her a twist, she will do a rapid «pencil» turn if she straightens up and pulls her leg in.

When the baby is finally asleep in my arms and I put her in the crib and, holding my breath, leave the room on tiptoes, it feels almost natural to hear, a second later, a growing moan that turns into desperate sobbing.

I'd learned to rise on tiptoes to kiss his stubbled cheek when he was a teenager.

Phil transforms from respectable schoolteacher into the group's aggressive alpha dog when work hours are over, dentist Stu has to tiptoe around his tyrannical girlfriend to even go on the Vegas trip, and socially maladjusted Alan often takes things a step too far trying to ingratiate with the group.

When events turn against our heroes, light and color ebb again, then return on tiptoe, and in nighttime shots of the heroes zipping around Hogwarts or London on brooms, they're nearly silhouetted, and the backgrounds are shadowy compared to similar scenes in Chris Columbus» early installments, which were often overlit in the manner of a mid-60s live - action Disney adventure.

When McQueen lingers, for minutes on end, on a hanged Northup staying alive by standing on his tiptoes, it's a tremendously powerful image.

An avid lover of stories that tiptoe the line between fantasy and reality (even when they plunge off one side or the other), Becca looks for new angles on bridging the gap between the two.

When i open a fresh bag she literally goes nuts for this, i have no problem getting her to eat and am really happy with the ingredients, a new puppy (a miniature australian shepherd that is tiny) belonging to someone else is now in the house and is literally standing up on his tiptoes to get the food out of her bowl and sneaks it off and gobbles it down fast preferring it over his own food.

When stroked, cats raise their rumps even higher (almost standing on tiptoe) to invite you to sniff their anal glands!

Dynamic weather hasn't been included so there's no thrilling moment when the heaven's open and the tarmac becomes soaked, sending everybody careening off the track while they try to tiptoe back to the pits to leap on their second bike outfitted with wet tyres.

We've been tiptoeing across that sucker for the past year, because when you're renovating on a shoestring budget, sometimes you got ta go with the grody for a while.

Here's a photo of one of the grodiest... We've been tiptoeing across that sucker for the past year, because when you're renovating on a shoestring budget, sometimes you got ta go with the grody for a while.

Could be a bit tricky on Christmas morning when all their cousins have to tiptoe around the topic.