step out

step out idiom
  1. Walk briskly, as in He stepped out in time to the music. [c. 1800]
  2. Also, step outside. Go outside briefly, as in He just stepped out for a cigarette. [First half of 1500s]
  3. Go out for an evening of entertainment, as in They're stepping out again tonight.
  4. step out with. Accompany or consort with a person as when going on a date, as in She's been stepping out with him for a month. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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