tread on someone's corns

tread on someone's corns: больно задеть кого-л., задеть чувства, наступить на любимую мозоль

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tread on someone's corns — To hurt someone s feelings • • • Main Entry: ↑corn … Useful english dictionary
tread on another's corns — offend someone, insult someone, hurt someone s feelings … English contemporary dictionary
tread — treader, n. /tred/, v., trod, trodden or trod, treading, n. v.i. 1. to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk. 2. to step, walk, or trample so as to press, crush, or injure something (usually fol. by on or upon): to tread on a person s… … Universalium
corn — I. /kɔn / (say kawn) noun 1. collectively, any edible grain, especially wheat in England, oats in Scotland and Ireland, and maize in North America and Australia. 2. the cereal plants still growing and containing the grain. 3. a single seed of… …
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium

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