stepping razor

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Noun

stepping razor (plural stepping razors)

1. (idiomatic) A dangerous person, who is not to be messed with.
   • 1967, Joe Higgs (lyrics and music), “Stepping Razor”, in Equal Rights, performed by Peter Tosh, published 1977:

     I'm like a stepping razor / Don't you watch my size / I'm dangerous, dangerous