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stepping out on someone

stepping out on someone is the present participle and gerund of step out on someone.

Meaning of step out on someone

Phrase

step out on someone

  1. (euphemistic) To cheat on someone; to be unfaithful to a lover.
    • Nikki, who is stepping out on her main squeeze Lee,1988 February 7, Elizabeth Pincus, “A Romp Through Lavender Land”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 7

Questions about stepping out on someone

What is stepping out on someone the present participle and gerund of?
Stepping out on someone is the present participle and gerund of step out on someone.

Words near stepping out on someone in the dictionary

  1. stepping on someone's lines
  2. stepping on someone's toes
  3. stepping on the laughs
  4. stepping out
  5. stepping out of line
  6. stepping out on someone
  7. stepping over
  8. stepping razor
  9. stepping razors
  10. stepping stone
  11. stepping stones

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