- step out on someone
- in. to betray one’s lover by going out with someone else.□ Hank has been stepping out on Bess, and she doesn’t know it yet.□ She would never step out on him.
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step out on — to deceive (a regular sexual partner) by having a sexual relationship with another Of either sex: Do you think Haveabud and your mother had a sexual relationship? Do you think I ever stepped out on her? (A. Beattie, 1989) To step out … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
step out of something — step out of/from/something phrase if someone seems to have stepped out of a book, film etc, they seem to be very much like a character from it characters that might have stepped straight out of Dickens Thesaurus: to be similar to, or the same as … Useful english dictionary
step out from something — step out of/from/something phrase if someone seems to have stepped out of a book, film etc, they seem to be very much like a character from it characters that might have stepped straight out of Dickens Thesaurus: to be similar to, or the same as … Useful english dictionary
step out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone steps out of a role or situation, they leave it. [V P of n] I don t regret stepping out of the security of marriage. [Also V P] 2) PHRASAL VERB If someone steps out, they appear in public, especially wearing particular… … English dictionary
step out — 1》 leave a room or building, typically for a short time. 2》 N. Amer. informal have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone. 3》 walk with long or vigorous steps. → step … English new terms dictionary
step — ► NOUN 1) an act of lifting and setting down the foot or alternate feet, as in walking. 2) the distance covered by a step. 3) informal a short and easily walked distance. 4) a flat surface on which to place one s foot when moving from one level… … English terms dictionary
step — step1 [ step ] noun *** ▸ 1 movement of foot ▸ 2 one of series of actions ▸ 3 for walking up/down ▸ 4 stage/level on scale ▸ 5 between musical notes ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a short movement made by putting one foot in front of the other: take/move … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
step — step1 W2S2 [step] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(movement)¦ 2¦(action)¦ 3¦(in a process)¦ 4¦(stair)¦ 5¦(distance)¦ 6¦(sound)¦ 7¦(dancing)¦ 8 in step 9 out of step 10 watch your step … Dictionary of contemporary English
step — step1 W2S2 [step] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(movement)¦ 2¦(action)¦ 3¦(in a process)¦ 4¦(stair)¦ 5¦(distance)¦ 6¦(sound)¦ 7¦(dancing)¦ 8 in step 9 out of step 10 watch your step … Dictionary of contemporary English
step */*/*/ — I UK [step] / US noun Word forms step : singular step plural steps 1) [countable] a short movement made by putting one foot in front of the other take/move a step: I am too tired to take another step. He moved a step nearer the two men. retrace… … English dictionary
