- step or tread on someone's toes
- idi step or tread on someone's toes, to offend a person by encroaching on his or her rights or responsibilities
From formal English to slang. 2014.
step or tread on someone's toes
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tread on someone's toes — To offend someone • • • Main Entry: ↑toe * * * tread/step/on someone’s toes phrase to offend someone by doing something that they should be responsible for or that they have the authority to do I hope I’m not stepping on anyone’s toes by saying… … Useful english dictionary
tread on (someone's) toes — step/tread on (someone s) toes to say or do something which upsets someone, especially by becoming involved in something which is their responsibility. I d like to make some changes to the working procedures, but I don t want to tread on anyone s … New idioms dictionary
step on someone's toes — tread/step/on someone’s toes phrase to offend someone by doing something that they should be responsible for or that they have the authority to do I hope I’m not stepping on anyone’s toes by saying this. Thesaurus: to insult or offend… … Useful english dictionary
step on (someone's) toes — step/tread on (someone s) toes to say or do something which upsets someone, especially by becoming involved in something which is their responsibility. I d like to make some changes to the working procedures, but I don t want to tread on anyone s … New idioms dictionary
tread\ on\ one's\ toes — • step on one s toes • step on the toes of • tread on one s toes • tread on the toes of v. phr. To do something that embarrasses or offends someone else. If you break in when other people are talking, you may step on their toes. Mary is pretty,… … Словарь американских идиом
tread (or chiefly N. Amer. step) on someone's toes — offend someone by encroaching on their area of responsibility. → tread … English new terms dictionary
tread — ► VERB (past trod; past part. trodden or trod) 1) walk in a specified way. 2) press down or crush with the feet. 3) walk on or along. ► NOUN 1) a manner or the sound of walking … English terms dictionary
tread — treader, n. /tred/, v., trod, trodden or trod, treading, n. v.i. 1. to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk. 2. to step, walk, or trample so as to press, crush, or injure something (usually fol. by on or upon): to tread on a person s… … Universalium
tread — [[t]tre̱d[/t]] treads, treading, trod, trodden 1) VERB If you tread on something, you put your foot on it when you are walking or standing. [V on n] Oh, sorry, I didn t mean to tread on your foot... [V on n] I had white rugs on the floor, but… … English dictionary
tread — [[t]trɛd[/t]] v. trod, trod•den trod, tread•ing, 1) to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk 2) to step or walk, esp. so as to press, crush, or injure something; trample (usu. fol. by on or upon) 3) orn (of a male bird) to copulate 4)… … From formal English to slang
