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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- 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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tread on someone's toes
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
astua jonkun varpaille
— to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs
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French:
marcher sur les pieds
— to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs
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French:
marcher sur les plates-bandes
— to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs
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German:
auf die Füße treten
— to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs
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Hungarian:
tyúkszemére lép
— to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs
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Hungarian:
átgázol
— to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs
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Hungarian:
belegázol
— to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs
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Italian:
pestare i piedi
— to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs
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Latvian:
uzmīt kādam uz varžacīm
— to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs
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Portuguese:
pisar nos calos de alguém
— to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs
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Spanish:
pisar el pie a alguien
— to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs
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Spanish:
pisarle a alguien los callos
— to cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs
