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Meanings of single misstep in English

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Usage of single misstep in English
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A single misstep out on to the plain meant a mired horse.
The Blazed Trail
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But Liam...he was something precious, something I could break with a single misstep.
The Darkest Minds
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His boots tracking cow shit all over my floors without a single misstep.
Rant: an oral biography of buster casey
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Not a single misstep was made by either of them.
The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon; Or, The Mystery of Brig...
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Vaulting the bodies, I led the way back to the barricades without a single misstep.
Enclave
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A single misstep to the right or left would have been followed by appalling consequences.
John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10) / Southern Californ...
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They have been informed that a single misstep on their part and their master dies.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
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A single misstep at this moment might lose all.
Other People's Money
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It was possible to review her entire morning thus far and find not a single misstep.
Ladder of years: a novel
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They couldn't hurt you if you were careful, but a single misstep could lead to disaster.
Ilse Witch
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When the belayer is unanchored on a ledge, and a single misstep could send him plummeting.
Rock and Ice Magazine
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He proceeded with great caution, for none knew better than he the danger of a single misstep.
The Huge Hunter; Or, The Steam Man of the Prairies
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It would be easy to fall off, which would be fatal, but she made not a single misstep.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
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A single misstep here would have sent him headlong to the tops of pine-trees a thousand feet below.
From Sand Hill to Pine
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Burdened with Tom, a single misstep on the part of either was likely to prove disastrous to all three.
Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer
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The trail often wound along cliffs where a single misstep of a pack-animal resulted in its being dashed to pieces.
The Winning of the West, Volume 1 / From the Alleghanies to the ...
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