Tread a/the (type of) path verb phrase
To choose and live a particular way of living
He trod a tough path when leaving the city to live in the countryside.
I didn't want to tread a stable path as a 9 to 5 employee, so I decided to start my own business
To live extravagantly
Live with a a lavish lifestyle
Used to say that a house or apartment rented by a group of several female flight attendants (formerly known as stewardesses).
The verb "tread" must be conjugated according to its tense.