tread\ on\ one's\ toes

tread\ on\ one's\ toes
• step on one's toes
• step on the toes of
• tread on one's toes
• tread on the toes of
v. phr.
To do something that embarrasses or offends someone else.

If you break in when other people are talking, you may step on their toes.

Mary is pretty, and she often treads on the toes of the girls by stealing their boyfriend.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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