marcher sur les plates-bandes

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French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to walk on the flower beds (of somebody)”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /maʁ.ʃe syʁ le plat.bɑ̃d/
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Verb[edit]

marcher sur les plates-bandes (de quelqu’un)

  1. (figuratively) to step on someone's toes, to encroach on somebody's turf
    Synonym: marcher sur les pieds

Conjugation[edit]

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