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trodden on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes is the past participle 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 trodden on someone's toes

What is trodden on someone's toes the past participle of?
Trodden on someone's toes is the past participle of tread on someone's toes.

Words near trodden on someone's toes in the dictionary

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

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