make a false step

1. Literally, to misstep or stumble while one is walking. I?made?a?false?step?on?the?mountain?path?and?nearly?went tumbling over a cliff!

2. By extension, to make an unwise, miscalculated, or blundering act or decision. It seems now that the president might have made a false step with that decision.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Samuel	SAM-yoo-əl (English), SAM-yəl (English), sah-MWEL (Spanish), SAH-moo-el (Swedish, Finnish)	English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Dani
Anatol	-	Polish
Narses	-	Ancient Persian (Hellenized)
GÜRsel	-	Turkish
Alex	AL-əks (English), AH-ləks (Dutch)	English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Malene	-	Danish, Norwegian