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treading on someone's toes

treading on someone's toes is the present participle and gerund of tread on someone's toes.

Meaning of tread on someone's toes

Verb

tread on someone's toes (third-person singular simple present treads on someone's toes, present participle treading on someone's toes, simple past and past participle trod on someone's toes or tread on someone's toes or trodden on someone's toes)

  1. (idiomatic) To offend someone.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tread, toes.

Questions about treading on someone's toes

What is treading on someone's toes the present participle and gerund of?
Treading on someone's toes is the present participle and gerund of tread on someone's toes.

Words near treading on someone's toes in the dictionary

  1. treading in someone's steps
  2. treading lightly
  3. treading on
  4. treading on eggshells
  5. treading on someone's corns
  6. treading on someone's toes
  7. treading out
  8. treading softly
  9. treading the boards
  10. treading the stage
  11. treading upon

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