step to

s'en prendre à, affronter

S'approcher agressivement de quelqu'un pour le défier ou provoquer une bagarre.

En anglais simple : To approach someone aggressively to challenge them or start a fight.

• Don’t step to me.
• He stepped to the man who had threatened his brother.
• Would you step to someone much bigger than you?

Comment l'utiliser : step to someone (She stepped to him after he insulted her friend.)

Synonymes : confront, challenge

Expressions courantes : step to someone, step to me, step to him

se mettre au travail

Se mettre immédiatement à une tâche, surtout si elle est urgente.

En anglais simple : To start doing something immediately, especially because it is urgent.

• Step to it; we have little time.
• Once the plan was approved, we stepped to it.
• You'd better step to it before the shop closes.

Comment l'utiliser : step to it (The guests arrive soon, so step to it.)

Synonymes : get started, get moving

Contraires : delay

Expressions courantes : step to it, better step to it