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tread on

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Verb1.tread ontread on - place or press the foot on; "He stepped on the hem of her long gown"
step on
tread, step - put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
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Shakespeare says something about worms, or it may be giants or beetles, turning if you tread on them too severely.
His Wedded Wife by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
Chanticleer observing that they were but thin fellows, and not likely to take up much room, told them they might ride, but made them promise not to dirty the wheels of the carriage in getting in, nor to tread on Partlet's toes.
Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context
So, in order not to offend him, we must not tread on a single blossom.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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