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tread on the toes of

tread on the toes of or tread on one's toes

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STEP ON THE TOES OF or STEP ON ONE'S TOES.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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step on one's toes

[step on one's toes] or [tread on one's toes] {v. phr.} To do something that embarrasses or offends someone else. * /If you break in when other people are talking, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[turn up one's toes] {v. phr.}, {slang} To die. * /One morning the children found that their pet mouse had turned up his toes, so they had a funeral for […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[toe] See: [CURL ONE'S HAIR] or [CURL ONE'S TOES], [ON ONE'S TOES], [STEP ON THE TOES OF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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