"false step" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1909, John Claude White, Sikhim and Bhutan, page 61:",
          "text": "A false step, and once in the water, that would be the end, with no possible chance of escape.",
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      "glosses": [
        "A misstep; a stumble."
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          "misstep",
          "misstep"
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          "stumble",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There have been several false steps made on the campaign trail, none tragic.",
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      "glosses": [
        "An erroneous action or decision."
      ],
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          "erroneous",
          "erroneous"
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        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ],
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          "decision",
          "decision"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) An erroneous action or decision."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
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    }
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  "word": "false step"
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          "ref": "1909, John Claude White, Sikhim and Bhutan, page 61:",
          "text": "A false step, and once in the water, that would be the end, with no possible chance of escape.",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A misstep; a stumble."
      ],
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          "misstep"
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          "stumble",
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        "(figurative) An erroneous action or decision."
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