tread
101tread on air — • to tread on air • to walk on clouds • to be in the seventh heaven (from Idioms in Speech) to be exceedingly happy Who is this young woman who goes out stealthily like this, and meets a young man, and comes back feeling as if she had been… …
102tread on one's toes — do something that offends someone I don t want to tread on her toes because she is the most powerful supervisor in this company …
103tread water — 1》 maintain an upright position in deep water by moving the feet with a walking movement and the hands with a downward circular motion. 2》 fail to make progress. → tread …
104tread the stage — Act as a stage player, perform a part in a drama, tread the boards …
105tread on someone's toes — idi tread on someone s toes, to offend or irritate someone …
106tread bar — Raised portions of rubber that make up me tread of the tire, separated by grooves that are arranged laterally, providing traction in the forward or rearward direction …
107tread block — Raised portions of rubber that make up part of the tread pattern They are often present in the shoulder area and are more or less rectangular in shape …
108tread depth gauge — A simple compact device for measuring the depth of tread, consisting of a spring loaded plunger calibrated in millimeters or 1/32 of an inch …
109tread gauge — See tire tread gauge …
110tread groove — One of several channels cut in the tread that disperses road water or provides traction in mud and snow …