what does " tread lightly " mean?

Question

what is the meaning of this expression?

Answer 1

to tread is to walk. basically it means be wary of what you are doing.

Answer 2

Tread Lightly Meaning

Answer 3

It means that as you travel, you should minimize your impact on the land and its inhabitants. This means you stay on defined paths, don't leave anything behind, and you are careful to leave no trace that you were ever there.

When used as an expression not related to travel, it just means to be careful about your actions because you could accidentally create an unpleasant situation.

Answer 4

Basically it means "Be careful"

Answer 5

He wishes for the cloths of heaven

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.

-- William Butler Yeats


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Answer 6

It means that other people are scared of what you might do to upset their world. Stomp ahead.

Answer 7

It means go easy.

Answer 8

It means a warning to stay away from Heisenberg ^^