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toe noun► on the toenervous, anxious AUSTRALIA, 1989
idiomtoe► toe the linego/stand toe-to-toe (with sb)if two people, groups, teams etc go toe-to-toe with each other, they try very hard to beat each other in a fight, competition, or argument ◆ used especially in newspapers, magazines etc:O'Hara is a fierce woman who can stand toe-to toe with anyone.The Utes and the Spartans went toe-to-toe in a thrilling game that went into overtime.toe-to-toe: The conflict which began as a small uprising, has grown into a toe-to-toe battle between thousands of soldiers.put/stick/dip your toe in the waterto start slowly doing an activity that you have not done before, in order to see if it works or if people approve of it ◆ often used in business:Everyone's afraid to be the first utility in 12 years to stick a toe in the water and build a nuclear plant.In 1995 we had the idea of a convention for single people; we dipped a toe in the water and we've never taken it out.
See:- (from) top to toe
- a toe in the door
- be toes up
- camel toe
- camel toes
- dip (one's) toe in the water
- dip (one's) toe into (something)
- dip a toe in the water
- dip one's toes into
- dip your toe into something
- from head to foot
- from head to foot/toe
- from head to toe
- from head/top to heels/toe/foot
- from tip to toe
- from top to toe
- go toe to toe
- go toe to toe with someone
- go toe-to-toe
- go toe-to-toe with (someone)
- have it on (one's) toes
- have it on your toes
- head to toe
- head-to-toe
- keep (one) on (one's) toes
- keep somebody on their toes
- keep you on your toes
- make (one's) toes curl
- make somebody's toes curl
- make someone's toes curl
- make your toes curl
- nip on (someone's or something's) toes
- on (one's) toes
- on one's toes
- on one's toes, to be
- on toes
- on your toes
- step on (someone's) toes
- step on someone's toes
- step on toes
- step/tread on someone's toes, to
- stub (one's) toe
- stub (one's) toe against (something)
- stub (one's) toe on (something)
- stub toe against
- the black ox has trod upon (one's) toe
- toe in
- toe jam
- toe tag
- toe the
- toe the line
- toe the line/mark, to
- toe the mark
- toes up
- toe-to-toe
- toing and froing
- tread on (someone's) toes
- tread on somebody's toes
- tread on someone's toes
- turn one’s toes up
- turn up (one's) toes
- turn up one's toes
- turn up toes
- turn up your toes
- with bells on
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