1 general:: Phrase(s): step outside 1. to go outside, as if to get some fresh air. • I need to step outside for a minute to get a breath of air. • Tom and Harry stepped outside for a moment. 2. to go outside to fight or settle an argument. • I find that insulting. Would you care to step outside? • Max invited Lefty to step outside.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs