单词 | step on someone's toes |
释义 | step on someone's toesAlso, tread on someone's toes. Hurt or offend someone. For example, Be careful what you say about her losing weight; don't step on her toes, or Would I be stepping on someone's toes if I asked to help out with the party arrangements? This metaphoric idiom transfers physical to emotional pain. [Late 1300s] Words nearby step on someone's toesStepney, step-off, step-on, Step on a crack, break your mother's back, step on it, step on someone's toes, step out, step out of line, stepover, steppage, stepparent The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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