tiptoe : Idioms & Phrases
a-tiptoe
A-tip"toe adverb
Definitions
On tiptoe; eagerly expecting. We all feel a-tiptoe with hope and confidence. F. Harrison.
Webster 1913
Tiptoe mirth
- the highest degree of mirth.
Webster 1913
To be , ∨ To stand , a tiptoe ∨ on tiptoe
- to be awake or alive to anything; to be roused; to be eager or alert;
as, .to be a tiptoe with expectation