step on
step on — phrasal verb
- step onbase form
- steps on3rd person singular
- stepping on-ing form
- stepped onpast simple
1. to treat someone in a harsh or unfair way, especially by ignoring their feelings
to treat someone in a harsh or unfair way, especially by ignoring their feelings or using their work for your own benefit without giving them credit.
The new manager stepped on the junior staff by taking credit for their ideas.
step on + [person] + by + [action]
Meera felt her brother stepped on her wishes when the family picked a vacation spot.
The landlord stepped on the Watanabe family by doubling their rent with no warning.
Adaeze told her coworkers firmly that she would not let them step on her anymore.
Young designers at that firm get stepped on by executives who take all the praise.
- put down
more general — can mean criticising, not necessarily using someone's work
- walk all over
stronger and more colloquial; implies repeated or ongoing mistreatment
- trample on
more formal and dramatic; suggests a complete disregard for someone's rights
- support
opposite in attitude — helping rather than hindering
- stand up for
the action of defending someone from being stepped on
文法句型
step on + person/group
get stepped on (passive)
用法筆記
Common in workplace and relationship contexts. Frequently appears in the pattern 'step on + someone + by V-ing' to describe the unfair action. The passive form 'get stepped on' is common in informal speech.