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trod on someone's corns

trod on someone's corns is the simple past and past participle of tread on someone's corns.

Meaning of tread on someone's corns

Verb

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

  1. (UK, informal) To hurt someone's feelings.

Questions about trod on someone's corns

What is trod on someone's corns the simple past and past participle of?
Trod on someone's corns is the simple past and past participle of tread on someone's corns.

Words near trod on someone's corns in the dictionary

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

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