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
Teimurazi-Georgian
Igraine-Arthurian Romance
Aphrodisia-Ancient Greek
Zeno-Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Lorena (2)-English
Nicolaunee-koo-LOW (Portuguese)Portuguese, Galician, Catalan