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maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
step one / first step
stepping stone / fig. person used to advance one's career
to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom) / to advance cautiously, step by step / to feel one's way forward
step by step / one step at a time
to move (sth) aside / to step aside / to move over (when sitting on a bench) / to shift (one's gaze)
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors / toadying and bullying
lit. to get there in one step (idiom) / fig. easily done
one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades / advancing wave upon wave
to miss one's step / (of an investor) to fail to invest before the price rises
one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress / reliable
to miss one's step
dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
to have eyes / (fig.) to look where one is going; to watch one's step; to be cautious
(coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight
to lose one's footing / to slip / to take a wrong step in life
to reduce the pressure (of a fluid) / to lower one's blood pressure / to lower (or step down) the voltage
to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom) / to outsmart one's opponent
if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優|葛优 in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛|让子弹飞) / (fig.) take things one step at a time


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