make a false step

1. Literally, to misstep or stumble while one is walking. I made a false step on the mountain path and nearly went tumbling over a cliff!

2. By extension, to make an unwise, miscalculated, or blundering act or decision. It seems now that the president might have made a false step with that decision.

See also: false, make, step

See also:

false step
base over apex
trip on
trip on (someone or something)
trip along
tumble down
lose (one's) footing
stumble
literally
sooner

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