step on someone's toes
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step on someone's toes
verb steps on someone's toes · stepping on someone's toes · stepped on someone's toes
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To cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs.
I didn't think I'd be stepping on my sister's toes when I told my nephew to sit up straight at the dinner table.
Similar: tread on someone's toes
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verb to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs
| Español | pisar el pie a alguien, pisarle a alguien los callos |
|---|---|
| Português | pisar nos calos de alguém |
| Français | marcher sur les pieds, marcher sur les plates-bandes |
| Deutsch | auf die Füße treten |
| Italiano | pestare i piedi |
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