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In addition to the idioms beginning with FOOT, Also see BOUND HAND AND FOOT; CAUGHT FLATFOOTED; GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT; NOT TOUCH WITH A TEN-FOOT POLE; ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE; ON FOOT; ON THE RIGHT FOOT; PLAY FOOTSIE; PUT ONE'S BEST FOOT FORWARD; PUT ONE'S FOOT DOWN; PUT ONE'S FOOT IN IT; SET FOOT; SHOE IS ON THE OTHER FOOT; SHOOT ONESELF IN THE FOOT; WAIT ON HAND AND FOOT. Also see under FEET.
American Heritage Idioms
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foot
adjectives
left foot
• My left foot ached a bit.
right foot
• He has broken a bone in his right foot.
front foot
(= of an animal )
• The tiger has five claws in each of its front feet.
back/hind foot
(= of an animal )
• The horse lifted its back foot.
big/small
• He had small neat feet.
bare
(= without any socks or shoes )
• The marble floor felt cold under his bare feet.
flat
(= having a medical condition in which someone’s feet rest flat on the ground, with no curved part )
• We’ve both got slightly flat feet.
booted/sandalled feet
(= wearing boots or sandals )
• He put down his rucksack and stretched out his booted feet.
verbs
injure/hurt your foot
• Simon injured his foot while playing rugby.
sb’s foot hurts
• She complained that her foot was hurting.
raise/lift your feet
• He raised his foot off the floor and rested it on a chair.
drag your feet
(= walk slowly in an unwilling way )
• I was dragging my feet because I didn’t want to get there.
wipe your feet
(= wipe your shoes on a mat to remove dirt )
• Be sure to wipe your feet before coming into the house.
stamp your feet
(= bang them noisily on the ground )
• He stamped his feet in an attempt to keep warm.
tap your feet
(= bang them gently on the ground )
• She was tapping her feet in time with the music.
shuffle your feet
(= make small movements with them, because you are nervous or impatient )
• Ken shuffled his feet and looked down at the floor.
foot + NOUN
a foot injury
• He suffered a foot injury during the match against Sporting Lisbon.
a foot massage
• Would you like a foot massage?
phrases
the sole of your foot
(= the base of your foot, that you walk on )
• The soles of her feet were aching from the long walk.
the ball of your foot
(= the rounded part of your foot at the base of the toes )
• He has a blister on the ball of his foot.
the heel of your foot
(= the curved back part of your foot )
• He kicked his opponent with the heel of his foot.
at sb’s feet
(= on the ground, near your feet )
• The dog was sitting at his master’s feet.
in your stockinged/stocking feet
(= not wearing shoes )
• She stood 5ft 6 inches tall in her stockinged feet.
my feet are killing me
informal (= my feet are hurting )
transnet.ir
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noun part of the body ADJ. left, right | back, front He shifted his weight onto his back foot. | dainty (little), small | big, enormous | narrow, wide | flat He was excused military service because of his flat feet. | bare It's dangerous to walk on the beach in/with bare feet. | blistered, swollen | dirty, smelly, unwashed | booted, stockinged the rumble of many booted feet on the bridge He padded across the room in his stockinged feet (= wearing socks but no shoes). | webbed Ducks' webbed feet help them to swim. | silent He slipped across the corridor on silent feet. | leaden (figurative) He walked towards the examination room with leaden feet (= slowly). | winged (figurative) She flew on winged feet (= fast) up the narrow stair. VERB + FOOT get to, jump to, leap to, rise to, scramble to He got shakily to his feet. | be on I've been on my feet all day and I need to sit down for a rest. | plant, put I planted my feet firmly on the chair and reached up to the top window. She put her foot down on the accelerator and the car lurched forward. | raise He raised his foot off the accelerator pedal. | stamp | swing He swung a foot at the ball but missed completely. | shuffle | drag She dragged her feet as she reluctantly followed her parents. | wipe Wipe your feet when you come in from the street. | tread on That man trod on my foot and he didn't even apologize. FOOT + VERB catch His foot caught in the cable and he fell under the train. | slip My foot slipped as I was about to shoot and I missed the ball. | crunch, patter, pound, shuffle I heard feet crunching over the gravel outside the house. | dangle I sat by the river with my feet dangling in the water. | kick They carried him out of the room with his feet kicking. | sink My feet sank deep into the mud. FOOT + NOUN massage | injury | passenger, soldier Foot passengers were allowed to leave the ferry before the vehicles. | patrol soldiers on foot patrol PREP. beneath/under your ~ The snow crunched beneath her feet. | from ~ to ~ They looked unsure and shifted uneasily from foot to foot. | on ~ The city is best explored on foot. | in the/your ~ He's broken several bones in his left foot. | with the/your ~ She kicked the ball with her right foot. PHRASES the ball of the/your foot I squatted down to speak to the boy, balancing on the balls of my feet. | from head to foot She was dressed from head to foot in green velvet. | put your feet up He likes to put his feet up and watch TV when he gets home. | set foot in/on sth Cook claimed to be the first European to set foot in Australia. | the sole of the/your foot The soles of my feet were covered in blisters. measurementMEASURE
Oxford Collocations Dictionary