watch one's step



watch one's step

Exercise caution, as in You'd better watch your step talking to them about a merger. Often put as an admonition, this phrase transfers taking care in walking to other kinds of caution. [First half of 1900s]
See also: step, watch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
OvÍDio-Portuguese
Gonca-Turkish
Shareef-Arabic
Baller['bɔ:lə]
Rim-Arabic
HildegardHIL-de-gahrt (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic