step to
Verb
Meaning
(African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To challenge, confront or fight (with someone).
Walter was angry, so he stepped to Bill.
(African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To meet a challenge or confront (someone).
I couldn't let that insult go unchallenged, so I stepped to him.
To begin (a project or plan) quickly or urgently.
We got permission, so you had better step to it.
Examples
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.
To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.
A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.
The first step to health is to know that we are sick.
Lying is the first step to the gallows.
If your sword is short, add one step to it.