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二の足を踏むにのあしをふむExpressionshesitate; think twice; get cold feet
前車の轍を踏むぜんしゃのてつをふむExpressionsrepeat someone's mistake; make the same mistake as one's predecessor
前轍を踏むぜんてつをふむExpressionsrepeat someone's mistake; make the same mistake as one's predecessor
地団駄を踏むじだんだをふむExpressionsstamp one's feet in frustration
地団駄踏むじだんだふむExpressionsstamp one's feet in frustration
地雷を踏むじらいをふむExpressionsstep on a landmine · really step in it; screw up; open a can of worms
場所を踏むばしょをふむExpressionsgain experience; get used to a place or situation
場数を踏むばかずをふむExpressionsgain experience; get accustomed through repeated practice
後手を踏むごてをふむExpressionsbe forestalled; fall behind; be one step behind
手順を踏むてじゅんをふむExpressionsfollow the proper steps; go through the required procedures
有利と踏むゆうりとふむExpressionsconsider advantageous; see as favorable; be a favorite to win
段階を踏むだんかいをふむExpressionstake steps; follow the steps (of a procedure)
無駄足を踏むむだあしをふむExpressionsgo on a fool's errand; go in vain
お百度を踏むおひゃくどをふむExpressionsvisit repeatedly to make a request; make persistent visits · walk back and forth in front of a shrine, praying a hundred times
虎の尾を踏むとらのおをふむExpressionsplay with fire; take a great risk; step on a tiger's tail
ステップを踏むステップをふむExpressionsdance; perform dance steps
たたらを踏むたたらをふむExpressionsstumble forward a few steps; totter forward when trying to stop
ドジを踏むドジをふむExpressionsmake a blunder; mess up; bungle
ヤマを踏むやまをふむExpressionscommit a crime; pull off a job
轍を踏むてつをふむExpressionsrepeat someone's mistake; make the same mistake as one's predecessor
韻を踏むいんをふむExpressionsto rhyme (with)