on one's toes
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Figure 9.43 The muscles in the back of the leg pull the Achilles tendon when one stands on one's toes.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
He tells a vivid story, creates characters as credible as if they were stepping on one's toes, and uses the English language with beauty and wit.
From Time Magazine Archive
The military men said that during a heavy explosion it was best to stand on one's toes with the mouth open.
From Time Magazine Archive
Charterers have a trick of treading on one's toes occasionally, and I don't think I should take kindly to business as it appears to be carried on in the neighboring city.
From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold
Such a beast seems glad enough to lame himself or stamp on one's toes without thinking even for a moment whether it might be inconvenient or otherwise distasteful to his employers.
From Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport by Greville, Beatrice Violet Graham
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