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
Hunor-Hungarian
Riccardo-Italian
Letha-English
Jagdish-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
BennieBEN-eeEnglish
Kyrsten-English (Rare)