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    false step

    noun

    • 1. a slip or stumble: "one false step and we would have fallen in the sea"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFALSE STEP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a stumble. 2. an unwise or blundering act. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Examples of 'false step' in a sentence. false step.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › false-stepFALSE STEP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. an unwise action. a stumble; slip. Discover More. Idioms and Phrases. A stumble or blunder, as in Making a down payment without securing a mortgage was clearly a false step . This term transfers physical stumbling or tripping to other enterprises. [c. 1700] Discover More. Example Sentences.

  4. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › false+stepFalse step - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    By extension, an unwise, miscalculated, or blundering act or decision. We made a few false steps while setting up our business that nearly ruined our endeavor altogether. It seems now that the president's decision might have been something of a false step.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › false+stepFalse step - definition of false step by The Free Dictionary

    false step. n. 1. an unwise action. 2. a stumble; slip. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › false_stepfalse step - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 28, 2019 · A false step, and once in the water, that would be the end, with no possible chance of escape. ( figurative ) An erroneous action or decision . There have been several false steps made on the campaign trail, none tragic.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-superentry › false-stepFALSE STEP - Find out everything about this English word |...

    All you need to know about "FALSE STEP" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › false-stepFalse Step Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. A misstep; stumble. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A social blunder. Webster's New World. (idiomatic) An erroneous action or decision. There have been several false steps made on the campaign trail, none tragic. Wiktionary.