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step

/tread on (someone's) toes

To hurt, offend, or encroach on the feelings, actions, or province of.

See:

• a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
• a spring in (one's) step
• a step in the right direction
• a stepping stone
• at (one's) doorstep
• at death's doorstep
• away from desk
• Aztec two-step
• be one step ahead
• be out of step
• break step
• dance out of step
• false step
• first step is always the hardest
• From the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step
• have a spring in (one's) step
• in step
• in step with
• keep in step
• keep in step with the times
• keep one step ahead of
• keep step
• make a false step
• march in step
• Mind step
• move up a gear
• one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
• one step ahead
• one step at a time
• one step forward and two steps back
• One step forward, two steps back
• out of line
• out of step
• overstep (one's)/its mark
• overstep the bounds (of something)
• start off on the wrong foot
• step
• step aside
• step back
• step back on
• step between
• step by step
• step down
• step forward
• step in
• step in the right direction, a
• step inside
• step into
• step into (someone's) shoes
• step into dead men's shoes
• step into shoes
• step into someone's shoes
• step into the breach
• step off
• step off the curb
• step on
• step on it
• Step on it!
• step on someone's toes
• step on the gas
• step on toes
• step out
• step out into
• step out of line
• step out on someone
• step outside
• step over
• step right up
• step up
• step up (one's) game
• step up to
• step up to the plate
• step-by-step
• stepped on
• take steps
• watch one's step
• watch step
• You want to step outside?