treading the stage

Verb

tread the stage (third-person singular simple present treads the stage, present participle treading the stage, simple past trod the stage or tread the stage or treaded the stage, past participle trodden the stage or trod the stage or tread the stage or treaded the stage)

1. Synonym of tread the boards.
   • Both when he Writes, and when he treads the Stage.1691, John Caryll, “Epilogue”, in Sir Salomon, line 26

   Synonyms:

   tread the boards