chodzić na palcach

== Polish == === Alternative forms === chodzić na paluszkach === Etymology === Literally, “to walk on [one's] toes”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.d͡ʑit͡ɕ na‿ˈpal.t͡sax/ Syllabification: cho‧dzić na‿pal‧cach === Verb === chodzić na palcach impf (intransitive, idiomatic) to bend over backwards for, to go to great lengths for [with wokół (+ genitive) or koło (+ genitive) ‘for whom’] (intransitive, literally) to tiptoe (to walk on one's toes) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “ktoś chodzi na palcach wokół/koło kogoś”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “chodzić na palcach”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)