step on someone's toes

verb

Definitions

  1. To cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their…

    To cause someone offense, especially by trying to control something that is under their authority, or interfering in their private affairs.

    • I didn't think I'd be stepping on my sister's toes when I told my nephew to sit up straight at the dinner table.

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