tread in

Frequency: 5.84.4 per million words

to step in something unpleasant, like mud or a puddle

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Examples (10)

  • Billy trod in a big puddle.
  • Watch where you're walking so you don't tread in any mud.
  • I accidentally trod in some dog mess on the way home.
  • She was annoyed because she had just trodden in a sticky patch of gum.
  • Be careful not to tread in the wet concrete.
  • The children kept treading in the spilled juice and making the floor sticky.
  • He realized he had trodden in a pile of wet leaves that hid a hole.
  • If you tread in that oil, you will ruin your new shoes.
  • I think I trod in something dirty in the garden.
  • Look out! You're about to tread in that slushy snow.