"stepping razor" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-stepping razor.ogg Forms: stepping razors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stepping razor (plural stepping razors)
  1. (idiomatic) A dangerous person, who is not to be messed with. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-stepping_razor-en-noun-fs5T~hQW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "I'm like a stepping razor / Don't you watch my size / I'm dangerous, dangerous",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) A dangerous person, who is not to be messed with."
      ],
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