step on

• Verbe à particule désignant l'action de poser le pied sur quelque chose, souvent en appuyant, ou au sens figuré, un traitement brutal ou l'affirmation de sa supériorité sur quelqu'un.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of placing one's foot onto something, often with pressure, or figuratively to treat someone harshly or assert dominance.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Place foot onformal

   To put your foot down on something or someone.

   poser le pied sur

   • Be careful not to step on the flowers.
   • He accidentally stepped on her foot in the crowded bus.
   • She stepped on a piece of broken glass.

   Synonymestread on

2. Treat harshly or dominateinformal

   To treat someone badly or assert dominance over them.

   marcher sur (quelqu'un)

   • He always tries to step on his colleagues to get ahead.
   • Don't let anyone step on your rights.
   • She felt her boss was stepping on her during the meeting.

   Synonymesbullydomineeroppresspush aroundput downsubjugatetrampletyrannize

   Antonymesempowerencouragesupportuplift

Verbe de basestep