tread on someone's toes

tread on someone's toes (third-person singular simple present treads on someone's toes, present participle treading on someone's toes, simple past trod on someone's toes or tread on someone's toes or treaded on someone's toes, past participle trod on someone's toes or tread on someone's toes or trodden on someone's toes or treaded on someone's toes)

1. (idiomatic) To offend someone.

   Synonym: step on someone's toes

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tread,‎ toes.