tread a/the (type of) path
tread a/the (type of) path
To choose a particular kind of lifestyle that one commits to. My brother's always treaded a solitary path, no matter how much we reach out to him. You'll be treading a tough path if you decide to drop out of college now.
See also: path, tread
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
tread a difficult, solitary, etc. ˈpath
choose and follow a particular way of life, way of doing something, etc: A restaurant has to tread the tricky path between maintaining quality and keeping prices down.See also: path, tread
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- tread a difficult, solitary, etc. path
- on (someone's or something's) dime
- solitary
- solitary wasp
- wasp
- ensconce
- ensconce (oneself) in (something)
- ensconce oneself in
- have (got) it all over
- have (got) it over (someone or something) in (something)