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Tread on your toes Meaning in English

expression

TRED-on-yer-TOHZ
tred-ON-yor-TOHZ

التعريف

To do something that offends or takes over someone else’s responsibilities or area, often making them feel uncomfortable or insulted.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This informal idiom refers to overstepping boundaries, not literally stepping on feet. Commonly used in work or group settings to describe taking over someone’s role, or unintentionally offending by interfering. Often follows with 'I hope I didn’t...' or 'I didn’t mean to...'.

Spanish: ofender - meterse en tus asuntos (figurado)Portuguese (BR): invadir seu espaço - se intrometer (figurado)Portuguese (PT): invadir o teu espaço - meter-se (figurado)Chinese (Simplified): 冒犯 - 越界Chinese (Traditional): 冒犯 - 越界Hindi: अपमान करना - दायरे में दखल देनाArabic: التدخل في شؤونك - إزعاجكBengali: অন্যের দায়িত্বে হস্তক্ষেপ করা - কারও সীমা লঙ্ঘন করাRussian: переходить границы - лезть не в своё делоJapanese: 干渉する - 出しゃばるVietnamese: xen vào việc của người khác - chen vàoKorean: 남의 영역을 침범하다 - 참견하다Turkish: birinin alanına girmek - haddini aşmakUrdu: کسی کے معاملات میں دخل دینا - حد سے تجاوز کرناIndonesian: mengambil alih urusan orang lain - mencampuri urusan orang lain

جمل نموذجية

I don't want to tread on your toes, so let me know if you need help.

basic

If I tread on your toes, I’m sorry.

basic

He didn’t mean to tread on her toes at the meeting.

basic

Just tell me if I ever tread on your toes—I know this project means a lot to you.

natural

He can be sensitive, so be careful not to tread on his toes.

natural

I didn’t want to tread on your toes, but your team asked me for help.

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