false step

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noun
  1. a stumble.

  2. an unwise or blundering act.

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false step

noun
  1. an unwise action

  2. a stumble; slip

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false step

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]

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