step to
Confront someone aggressively
Step to means to confront or challenge someone aggressively, often as a prelude to a fight: Don't step to me unless you want problems.
The phrase suggests physically approaching someone with hostile intent.
It appears frequently in hip-hop and urban slang, carrying an implicit warning or threat: He stepped to the wrong guy.
- run up onApproach aggressively or suddenly
- go up againstFace in competition
- confrontFace squarely, address directly
- challengeTest of ability
- throw handsEngage in physical combat
get in someone's face · bust a move · provoke · start something · initiate · pick a fight · assert · come at · talk smack · advance · face · oppose · test · bring it on · proceed · square up · approach · pursue
step toback down
Withdraw from a stance
back off · walk away · stand down · retreat · back away
step tocapitulate
Yield under pressure
acquiesce · give in · show respect · suck up to · kiss up to
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