watch one's step

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watch one's step

verb watches one's step · watching one's step · watched one's step

  1. To move cautiously.
  2. idiomatic To be cautious. We congratulate our correspondents on some very cogent reasoning, and shall have to watch our step even more carefully in future!

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verb to move cautiously

中文走路小心 zǒulù
Françaisregarder devant soi, faire attention où l'on marche
Ελληνικάπροσέχω πού πατάω prosécho poú patáo

verb to be cautious

中文谨慎行事 jǐnshèn
Françaisfaire attention, être prudent

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@misc{watch_one_s_step_2026,
  title = {watch one's step},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/watch%20one's%20step},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}