step in it

verb

To do something that gets oneself in trouble; to make a foreseeable blunder; to foolishly cause oneself a problem.

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Meanings

verbstep in it (third-person singular simple present steps in it, present participle stepping in it, simple past and past participle stepped in it)

present singular third person steps in it · participle present stepping in it · participle past stepped in it · past stepped in it

  1. informalTo do something that gets oneself in trouble; to make a foreseeable blunder; to foolishly cause oneself a problem.
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APA

step in it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20in%20it

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “step in it,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20in%20it.

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