pick

dog one's steps

dog one's steps {v. phr.}

To follow someone closely.

All the time he was in Havana, Castro's police were dogging his steps.

Categories:

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

Subscribe to: American Idioms

English Slang

✉

We are in Telegram

Our RSS-feeds

Show All

See as well

take steps

[take steps] {v. phr.} To begin to make plans or arrangements; make preparations; give orders. - Usually used with "to" and an infinitive. * /The city is taking steps to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

at a time

[at a time] {adv. phr.} At once; at one time; in one group or unit; together. * /He checked them off one at a time as they came in./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Proverbs

"Since the Lord is directing our steps, why try to understand everything that happens along the way?" www.english-slang.com

keep pace

[keep pace] {v. phr.} To go as fast; go at the same rate; not get behind. * /When they go for a walk, Johnny has to take long steps to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Recent updates

Brander Matthew

(1852-1956) A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence.

Quizzes on idioms starting with O

CLM (Career Limiting Move)

[CLM] (Career Limiting Move) Used by microserfs to describe an ill-advised activity. * /"Trashing your boss while he or she […]

Norp

[Norp] from pr0n. Used to discreetly speak of pornography without alerting the attention of others (less obvious in meaning […]

hit bottom

[hit bottom] or [touch bottom] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To be at the very lowest. * /In August there was a big supply of […]

rest room

[rest room] {n.} A room or series of rooms in a public building which has things for personal comfort and grooming, such as […]

hardly any

[hardly any] or [scarcely any] Almost no or almost none; very few. * /Hardly any of the students did well on the test, so […]

hell-on-wheels

[hell-on-wheels] {n.}, {slang} A short-tempered, nagging, or crabby person especially one who makes another unhappy by […]