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User_gary Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Tiptoed up behind you

You wouldn't know a gentleman if he tiptoed up behind you.


I wonder what they mean by "tiptoed up" in this sentence. I heard this in a movie.

  

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tiptoe means walk quietly, with your weight on the toes and front of your foot. Look here. q=tip+toe+pictures&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=uhetFdpAWfeVtM%253A%252C70PlfjqPtGWF1M%252C &usg=AI4 -kSCZBuA9fCkcDi0WmSfauK5eMzBVA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUk9S13MDeAhVM0YMKHaW8BjgQ9QEwBXoECAUQDg#imgrc=uhetFdpAWfeVtM:

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  • tiptoe means walk quietly, with your weight on the toes and front of your foot.
  • Look here.
  • q=tip+toe+pictures&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=uhetFdpAWfeVtM%253A%252C70PlfjqPtGWF1M%252C &usg=AI4 -kSCZBuA9fCkcDi0WmSfauK5eMzBVA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUk9S13MDeAhVM0YMKHaW8BjgQ9QEwBXoECAUQDg#imgrc=uhetFdpAWfeVtM:
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tiptoe means walk quietly, with your weight on the toes and front of your foot.

Look here. https://www.google.ca/search?q=tip+toe+pictures&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=uhetFdpAWfeVtM%253A%252C70PlfjqPtGWF1M%252C

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User_garyYou wouldn't know a gentleman if he tiptoed up behind you.

By the way, this is an example of a snowclone.

A snowclone is a cliché and phrasal template that can be used and recognized in multiple variants. The term was coined as a neologism in 2004, derived from journalistic clichés that referred to the number of Eskimo words for snow. — Wikip

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