Don't tread on Sam, who is napping under the tree.
•Please don't tread on the freshly shampooed carpeting on the stairs.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
tread a fine line between (something) — tread a fine/thin line between (something) if someone treads a fine line between a good quality and a bad quality, they succeed in having only the good quality. Somehow he manages to tread that fine line between honesty and tactlessness … New idioms dictionary
tread a thin line between (something) — tread a fine/thin line between (something) if someone treads a fine line between a good quality and a bad quality, they succeed in having only the good quality. Somehow he manages to tread that fine line between honesty and tactlessness … New idioms dictionary
tread on someone's toes — To offend someone • • • Main Entry: ↑toe * * * tread/step/on someone’s toes phrase to offend someone by doing something that they should be responsible for or that they have the authority to do I hope I’m not stepping on anyone’s toes by saying… … Useful english dictionary
tread on someone's toes — If you tread on someone s toes, you upset them, especially if you do something that they should be in charge of … The small dictionary of idiomes
tread on sacred ground — tread on sacred/dangerous/ground phrase to do something that is likely to cause a problem or upset some people If you criticize his mother you’re treading on dangerous ground. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
tread on dangerous ground — tread on sacred/dangerous/ground phrase to do something that is likely to cause a problem or upset some people If you criticize his mother you’re treading on dangerous ground. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
tread — [[t]tre̱d[/t]] treads, treading, trod, trodden 1) VERB If you tread on something, you put your foot on it when you are walking or standing. [V on n] Oh, sorry, I didn t mean to tread on your foot... [V on n] I had white rugs on the floor, but… … English dictionary
tread — tread1 [ tred ] (past tense trod [ trad ] or tread|ed [ tredəd ] ; past participle trod|den [ tradn ] or trod [ trad ] ) verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive BRITISH to walk or step on something: tread on: As she stumbled in the dark, she trod… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tread — I UK [tred] / US verb Word forms tread : present tense I/you/we/they tread he/she/it treads present participle treading past tense trod UK [trɒd] / US [trɑd] past participle trodden UK [ˈtrɒd(ə)n] / US [ˈtrɑd(ə)n] * 1) a)… … English dictionary
tread — tread1 [tred] v past tense trod [trɔd US tra:d] past participle trodden [ˈtrɔdn US ˈtra:dn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(step in/on)¦ 2 tread carefully/warily/cautiously etc 3¦(crush)¦ 4 tread a path 5 tread water 6¦(walk)¦ 7 tread the boards ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old … Dictionary of contemporary English
step on someone's toes — tread/step/on someone’s toes phrase to offend someone by doing something that they should be responsible for or that they have the authority to do I hope I’m not stepping on anyone’s toes by saying this. Thesaurus: to insult or offend… … Useful english dictionary
