This flashcard provides multiple definitions for "foot," including its use as a body part, the base of an object or bed, a unit of length (foot), and as an adjective. It also details various idiomatic expressions incorporating the word "foot."
The flashcard defines "foot" as a part of the body at the end of the leg, the bottom part of something, the end of a bed, a unit of measurement (12 inches), and an adjective for things operated by foot or related to walking. It also includes numerous idiomatic phrases using "foot."
[N-COUNT 可数名词]脚；足 Your feet are the parts of your body that are at the ends of your legs, and that you stand on.
She stamped her foot again.
她又跺了跺脚。
...a foot injury.
足伤
...his aching arms and sore feet.
他的疼痛的胳膊和酸痛的脚
-footed
She was barefooted.
她光着脚。
...pink-footed geese.
粉脚雁
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[N-SING 单数名词]最下部；基部；底部Thefootof something is the part that is farthest from its top.
[usu the N of n]
David called to the children from the foot of the stairs...
戴维在楼梯下面喊孩子们。
...the foot of Highgate Hill...
海格特山脚下
A single word at the foot of a page caught her eye.
其中一页底部的一个字吸引了她的注意。
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[N-SING 单数名词]床尾；床脚Thefootof a bed is the end nearest to the feet of the person lying in it.
[usu the N of n]
Friends stood at the foot of the bed, looking at her with serious faces.
朋友们站在床脚处，神情严肃地看着她。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]英尺(相当于 12 英寸或 30.48 厘米) A foot is a unit for measuring length, height, or depth, and is equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres. When you are giving measurements, the form 'foot' is often used as the plural instead of the plural form 'feet'.
[usu num N]
This beautiful and curiously shaped lake lies at around fifteen thousand feet...
这个形状奇特的美丽湖泊周长约有15,000英尺。
...a shopping and leisure complex of one million square feet...
占地100万平方英尺的购物休闲中心
He occupies a cell 10 foot long, 6 foot wide and 10 foot high...
他住在一个长 10 英尺、宽 6 英尺、高 10 英尺的小房间里。
I have to give my height in feet and inches.
我得报出自己的身高是几英尺几英寸。
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[ADJ 形容词](刹车或泵)用脚操作的，脚踏的 A foot brake or foot pump is operated by your foot rather than by your hand.
[ADJ n]
I tried to reach the foot brakes but I couldn't.
我试图去够脚刹，但是没能踩到。
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[ADJ 形容词](巡逻队)步行的；步(兵)的 A foot patrol or foot soldiers walk rather than travelling in vehicles or on horseback.
[ADJ n]
Paratroopers and foot-soldiers entered the building on the government's behalf.
伞兵和步兵代表政府进入大楼。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
footing
；(诗歌的)音步 In poetry, a foot is one of the basic units of rhythm into which a line is divided.
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[PHRASE 短语]害怕；胆怯；裹足不前 If you get cold feetabout something, you become nervous or frightened about it because you think it will fail.
[V inflects]
The Government is getting cold feet about the reforms.
政府对改革缩手缩脚。
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[PHRASE 短语]站稳脚跟；变得自信；能独立行动 If you say that someone is finding their feet in a new situation, you mean that they are starting to feel confident and to deal with things successfully.
[V inflects]
I don't know anyone in England but I am sure I will manage when I find my feet...
我在英格兰不认识什么人，但是我相信自己一旦站稳脚跟就可以独当一面。
Once he had found his feet he was able to deal with any problem.
他一旦变得自信了就能够处理任何问题。
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[PHRASE 短语]脚踏实地；踏踏实实 If you say that someone has their feet on the ground, you approve of the fact that they have a sensible and practical attitude towards life, and do not have unrealistic ideas.
[usu v PHR]
[approval]
In that respect he needs to keep his feet on the ground and not get carried away...
在那一方面他需要脚踏实地，不能飘飘然。
Kevin was always level-headed with both feet on the ground.
凯文总是头脑冷静，脚踏实地。
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[PHRASE 短语]步行；走路去 If you go somewhere on foot, you walk, rather than using any form of transport.
We rowed ashore, then explored the island on foot for the rest of the day.
我们划船到了岸边，之后余下的时间步行在岛上探险。
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[PHRASE 短语]站立；站着 If you are on your feet, you are standing up.
[usu v-link PHR]
Everyone was on their feet applauding wildly.
每个人都站起身来热烈鼓掌。
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[PHRASE 短语]恢复体力；身体康复 If you say that someone or something is on their feet again after an illness or difficult period, you mean that they have recovered and are back to normal.
[v-link PHR]
You need someone to take the pressure off and help you get back on your feet...
你需要有人为你分担压力，帮你恢复元气。
He said they all needed to work together to put the country on its feet again.
他说他们都需要通力协作以使国家恢复元气。
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[PHRASE 短语]运气好；走运 If you say that someone always falls or lands on their feet, you mean that they are always successful or lucky, although they do not seem to achieve this by their own efforts.
[V inflects]
He has good looks and charm, and always falls on his feet...
他长得很帅，也有魅力，总是走好运。
While I struggle through life, she lands on her feet.
在我挣扎过活的时候，她却运气亨通。
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[PHRASE 短语]一只脚踏进了坟墓；行将就木 If you say that someone has one foot in the grave, you mean that they are very old or very ill and will probably die soon.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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[PHRASE 短语]情况完全逆转；事实恰恰相反 If you say, in British English, the boot is on the other foot or, mainly in American English, the shoe is on the other foot, you mean that a situation has been reversed completely, so that the person who was in the better position before is now in the worse one.
[V inflects]
You're not in a position to remove me. The boot is now on the other foot.
你没有权力开除我。相反，我现在可以开除你。
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[PHRASE 短语]全力以赴；尽最大努力 If you put your best foot forward, you act in a cheerful, determined way.
[V inflects]
[OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
Put your best foot forward and work on the assumption that there is an acceptable solution to every problem you are likely to face.
要尽力而为，要相信你可能遇到的每一个问题都会有一个适当的解决方案。
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[PHRASE 短语]拿定主意阻止；执意反对 If someone puts their foot down, they use their authority in order to stop something happening.
[V inflects]
He had planned to go skiing on his own in March but his wife had decided to put her foot down.
他原本打算在 3 月独自去滑雪，但是他的太太决定让他打消这个念头。
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[PHRASE 短语]猛踩油门；开快车 If someone puts their foot down when they are driving, they drive as fast as they can.
[V inflects]
I asked the driver to put his foot down for Nagchukha.
我要求司机加大油门去那曲。
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[PHRASE 短语](行为或言语)使人尴尬，冒犯别人 If someone puts their foot in it or puts their foot in their mouth, they accidentally do or say something which embarrasses or offends people.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Our chairman has really put his foot in it, poor man, though he doesn't know it.
我们的主席真的让人很尴尬，可怜的人，尽管他自己没意识到。
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[PHRASE 短语](尤指架起双脚)坐下(或躺下)休息，放松 If you put your feet up, you relax or have a rest, especially by sitting or lying with your feet supported off the ground.
[V inflects]
After supper he'd put his feet up and read. It was a pleasant prospect.
晚饭后他会支起双腿，歇一歇，看看书。那真是件很惬意的事情。
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[PHRASE 短语]做错事；犯错误 If you never put a foot wrong, you never make any mistakes.
[V inflects]
When he's around, we never put a foot wrong...
他在的时候，我们从来不会出错。
He hardly put a foot wrong in defence and was fine in attack.
他防守的时候几乎滴水不漏，进攻也很出色。
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[PHRASE 短语]踏上，涉足(某地) If you say that someone sets foot in a place, you mean that they enter it or reach it, and you are emphasizing the significance of their action. If you say that someone neversets foot in a place, you are emphasizing that they never go there.
[V inflects]
[emphasis]
...the day the first man set foot on the moon...
人类首次登上月球的那一天
A little later I left that place and never set foot in Texas again.
之后没多久我离开了那个地方，从此再也没有回过得克萨斯。
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[PHRASE 短语]自食其力；独立 If someone has to stand on their own two feet, they have to be independent and manage their lives without help from other people.
[V inflects]
My father didn't mind whom I married, so long as I could stand on my own two feet and wasn't dependent on my husband.
只要我能够自食其力，不依附于自己的丈夫，嫁给谁我父亲倒是并不介意。
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[PHRASE 短语]站起；起身 If you get or rise to your feet, you stand up.
[v PHR]
Malone got to his feet and followed his superior out of the suite...
马隆站起身来，跟在他的上司后面走出了套房。
The delegates cheered and rose to their feet...
代表们欢呼着站起身来。
He sprang to his feet and ran outside.
他嗖的一下子站起身来跑了出去。
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[PHRASE 短语]缠人；碍手碍脚 If you say that someone is under your feet, you are annoyed because they are with you or near you, and are bothering you.
[usu PHR after v]
[feelings]
The children were running about under everybody's feet.
孩子们在周围乱跑，让所有人都很烦。
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[PHRASE 短语]一开始就不对；出师不利 If someone gets off on the wrong foot in a new situation, they make a bad start by doing something in completely the wrong way.
[V inflects]
Even though they called the election and had been preparing for it for some time, they got off on the wrong foot.
尽管他们召集了选举，也为此做了一段时间的准备，但是一开始就走错了。
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to foot the bill→see:
bill
；
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feet of clay→see:
clay
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foot in the door→see:
door
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drag your feet→see:
drag
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hand and foot→see:
hand
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. to shoot yourself in the foot→see:
shoot
；
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to sweep someone off their feet→see:
sweep
；
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to vote with your feet→see:
vote
；
Oxford
foot★/fʊt; NAmEfʊt/
noun
,
verb
footfootsfootedfootingnoun★(pluralfeet/fiːt; NAmEfiːt/)part of body 身体部位1★[countable ]the lowest part of the leg, below the ankle, on which a person or an animal stands （人或动物的）脚，足◆My feet are aching.我的脚疼。◆to get/rise to your feet(= stand up)起立◆I've been on my feet(= standing or walking around)all day. 我一整天没歇脚。◆We came on foot(= we walked).我们是走来的。◆walking around the house in bare feet(= not wearing shoes or socks)赤脚在房子四处走来走去◆Please wipe your feet(= your shoes)on the mat. 请在垫子上蹭一蹭脚。◆a foot pump(= operated using your foot, not your hand)脚踏泵◆a foot passenger(= one who travels on a ferrywithout a car) 步行旅客（无车上渡船者）☞synonyms at
stand
☞collocationsat
physical
☞see also
athlete's foot
,
barefoot
,
club foot
,
underfoot
-footed …脚2( in adjectives and adverbs 构成形容词和副词) having or using the type or number of foot/feet mentioned 有…脚（或足的）；有…只脚（的）；用…脚（或足的）◆bare-footed赤脚◆four-footed四足的◆a left-footed shot into the corner踢入球门死角的左脚一记抽射☞see also
flat-footed
,
sure-footed
part of sock 袜子部份3[countable , usually singular ]the part of a sock, stocking,etc. that covers the foot（袜子的）足部base/bottom 基础；底部4★[singular ]the footof sth the lowest part of sth; the base or bottom of sth 最下部；基础；底部◆the foot of the stairs/page/mountain楼梯底部；页末；山脚◆The nurse hung a chart at the foot of the bed(= the part of the bed where your feet normally are when you are lying in it).护士在床脚上挂了一张表。☞synonyms at
bottom
measurement 计量5★(pluralfeetorfoot)(abbr.ft )a unit for measuring length equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimetres 英尺（= 12 英寸或 30.48 厘米）◆a 6-foot high wall*6 英尺高的墙 ◆We're flying at 35 000 feet.我们在 35 000 英尺高空飞行。◆‘How tall are you?’ ‘Five foot nine’ (= five feet and nine inches).“你多高？”“五英尺九英寸。”-footer …英尺高（或长）者6( in compound nouns 构成复合名词) a person or thing that is a particular number of feet tall or long …英尺高的人（或东西）；…英尺长的东西◆His boat is an eighteen-footer.他的小船长十八英尺。in poetry 诗歌7[singular ]( technical 术语) a unit of rhythm in a line of poetry containing one stressed syllable and one or more syllables without stress. Each of the four spanisions in the following line is a foot.音步（诗行中的节奏单位，每个音步中有一个重读音节）◆For ˈmen / may ˈcome / and ˈmen / may ˈgo.（此诗行四个部份有四个音步）IDIOMSbe rushed/run off your ˈfeetto be extremely busy; to have too many things to do 忙得不可开交；要做太多的事fall/land on your ˈfeetto be lucky in finding yourself in a good situation, or in getting out of a difficult situation 特别走运；安然脱离困境；幸免于难feet ˈfirst1with your feet touching the ground before any other part of your body 脚先着地◆He landed feet first.他落地时双脚先着地。2( humorous) if you leave a place feet first,you are carried out after you are dead 伸腿离开某地（指死去）◆You'll have to carry me out feet first!想把我撵走，除非让我横着出去！get/have a/your ˌfoot in the ˈdoorto manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring you success 设法加入，涉足（某组织、行业等）◆I always wanted to work in TV but it took me two years to get a foot in the door.我一直想做电视工作，但花了两年才进了这个圈子。get/start off on the right/wrong ˈfoot (with sb)( informal) to start a relationship well/badly 开始时关系良好╱不好◆I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.看来我和新老板的关系一开头就不好。get your ˈfeet wet( especially NAmE) ( informal) to start doing sth that is new for you 初次涉足；开始做（新鲜的事情）◆At that time he was a young actor, just getting his feet wet.那时他还是个年轻演员，才初出茅庐。have feet of ˈclayto have a fault or weakness in your character 品格上有缺陷（或弱点）have/keep your ˈfeet on the groundto have a sensible and realistic attitude to life 实事求是；脚踏实地have/keep a foot in both ˈcampsto be involved in or connected with two different or opposing groups 脚踩两只船have ˌone foot in the ˈgrave( informal) to be so old or ill/sick that you are not likely to live much longer 行将就木；命不久矣；大去之期不远…my ˈfoot!( informal,humorous) a strong way of saying that you disagree completely with what has just been said （完全不同意对方所说）胡说八道◆‘Ian can't come because he's tired.’ ‘Tired my foot! Lazy more like!’“伊恩不能来，因为他累了。”“累个屁！说懒还差不多！”on your ˈfeetcompletely well or in a normal state again after an illness or a time of trouble （困境后）恢复，完全复原；（病后）痊愈◆Sue's back on her feet again after her operation.苏手术后又恢复健康了。◆The new chairman hopes to get the company back on its feet within six months.新董事长希望在六个月以内使公司恢复元气。☞note at
stand
put your best foot ˈforwardto make a great effort to do sth, especially if it is difficult or you are feeling tired 竭尽全力；全力以赴put your ˈfeet upto sit down and relax, especially with your feet raised and supported （尤指搁起双腿）坐下休息◆After a hard day's work, it's nice to get home and put your feet up.辛劳一天后回家搁起双腿休息是很惬意的。put your ˈfoot down1to be very strict in opposing what sb wishes to do 坚决制止；执意反对◆You've got to put your foot down and make him stop seeing her.你得坚决制止他再见她。2( BrE) to drive faster 踩油门；加速行驶◆She put her foot down and roared past them.她猛踩油门，从他们旁边呼啸而过。put your ˈfoot in it( BrE) (alsoput your foot in your ˈmouthNAmE,BrE)to say or do sth that upsets, offends or embarrasses sb （在语言或行为上）使人不安，冒犯别人，使人尴尬◆I really put my foot in it with Ella—I didn't know she'd split up with Tom.我真的冒犯了埃拉，我不知道她和汤姆分手了。put a foot ˈwrong( usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句) to make a mistake 犯错误；做错事◆In the last two games he has hardly put a foot wrong.他在上两局比赛中几乎一点错都没有出。set ˈfoot in/on sthto enter or visit a place 进入，访问，参观（某地）◆the first man to set foot on the moon第一个登上月球的人◆I vowed never to set foot in the place again.我发誓再不去那个地方了。set sb/sth on their/its ˈfeetto make sb/sth independent or successful 使独立；使成功◆His business sense helped set the club on its feet again.他的经营意识使俱乐部又重振雄风。stand on your own (two) ˈfeetto be independent and able to take care of yourself 自立；独立◆When his parents died he had to learn to stand on his own two feet.他的父母去世后他不得不学会自立。under your ˈfeetin the way; stopping you from working, etc. 阻碍，妨碍（工作等）；碍手碍脚◆I don't want you kids under my feet while I'm cooking.我做饭时不希望你们这些孩子在我这儿碍手碍脚的。☞more at
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find
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grass
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ground
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hand
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head
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itchy
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patter
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pull
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shoe
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shoot
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sit
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stocking
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sweep
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think
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vote
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wait
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weight
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world
verbIDIOMfoot the ˈbill( informal) to be responsible for paying the cost of sth 负担费用◆Once again it will be the taxpayer who has to foot the bill.这一次掏腰包的又得是纳税人。foot/fʊt; NAmEfʊt/feet/fiːt; NAmEfiːt/
1body part the part of your body that you stand on and walk on: My foot hurts. I had blisters on the soles of my feet. I dropped a glass earlier, so don’t walk around in bare feet. The vet examined the horse’s hind feet. Don’t wipe your feet on the carpet! She stood on the platform, her suitcase at her feet.2measurement (plural feet or foot) (written abbreviation ft) a unit for measuring length, equal to 12inches or about 30 centimetres: He’s six feet tall, with blonde hair. Mark was standing just a few feet away from me. I’d say she’s about five foot three (=five feet and three inches).a one-/two-/three- etc foot something a four-foot wallsquare feet/cubic feet 15,000 square feet of office space3bottom part the foot of something the lowest or bottom part of somethingthe foot of the stairs/ladder etc He walked to the foot of the stairs.the foot of a mountain/cliff etc a small cottage at the foot of the hillat the foot of something a large wooden trunk at the foot of his bed The date is shown at the foot of the page.4on foot if you go somewhere on foot, you walk there: It takes about 30 minutes on foot, or 10 minutes by car.GRAMMAR Don’t say: by foot5get/jump/rise etc to your feet to stand up after you have been sitting: He leapt to his feet and ran outside.6on your feeta)to be standing for a long time without having time to sit down: The worst thing about working in the shop is that you’re on your feet all day. → dead on your feet
at dead1(8)
b)to be standing up: As soon as the bell rang the class were on their feet and out of the door.c)to feel better again after being ill and in bed: We’ll soon have you on your feet again.7be/get back on your feet to have enough money again, or to be successful again after having problems: I need to get back on my feet again and forget all this.8off your feet sitting or lying down, rather than standing or walking: The doctor told me to stay off my feet for a few days.9knock/lift etc somebody off their feet to make someone fall over: They were blown off their feet by the force of the explosion.10be rushed/run off your feet to be very busy: Before Christmas, most salespeople are rushed off their feet.11set foot in something to go to or enter a place: She swore she would never set foot in his house again.12be/get under your feet to annoy you by always being in the same place as you and preventing you from doing what you want: I hate summer vacation. The kids are under my feet all day long.13put your foot downa)to say very firmly that someone must do something or must stop doing something: You’ll just have to put your foot down and tell him he can’t stay out on school nights.b)informal to make a car go faster14put your feet up informal to relax, especially by sitting with your feet supported on something15put your foot in it especially British English, put your foot in your mouth especially American English to say something without thinking carefully, so that you embarrass or upset someone: I’ve really put my foot in it this time. I didn’t realize that was her husband!16start/get off on the wrong/right foot to start a relationship badly or well: Simon and I got off on the wrong foot but we’re good friends now.17not put a foot wrong British English to do everything right and make no mistakes, especially in your job18have/keep your feet on the ground to think in a sensible and practical way and not have ideas or aims that will be impossible to achieve: It was a great result, but we have to keep our feet firmly on the ground.19 fall/land on your feet to get into a good situation because you are lucky, especially after being in a difficult situation: Don’t worry about Nina, she always falls on her feet.20get/have/keep your foot in the door to get your first opportunity to work in a particular organization or industry21have a foot in both camps to be involved with or connected with two opposing groups of people22at your feet used to say that people admire or respect someone very much: All Paris was at his feet. → have the world at your feet
at world1(24)
23have two left feet informal to be very clumsy24have one foot in the grave to be very old or very ill – used humorously25... my foot! British English old-fashioned used to show that you do not believe something that someone has just said: £50 my foot! It’ll cost £200 at least.26leave feet first to die before you leave a place or job – used humorously: If you keep fooling around with that gun you’ll be leaving this camp feet first.27feet of clay someone that you admire who has feet of clay has faults and weaknesses that you did not realize they had28foot soldier/patrol a soldier or group of soldiers that walks and does not use a horse or a vehicle29 foot passenger a passenger on a ship who has not brought a car with them30a)left-footed/right-footed using your left foot or right foot when you kick a ballb)flat-footed/four-footed having a particular type or number of feet31foot pedal/brake/pump etc a machine or control that you operate using your feet32sock the foot the part of a sock that covers your foot33poetry technical a part of a line of poetry in which there is one strong beat and one or two weaker ones → the boot is on the other foot
at boot1(6)
, → get/have cold feet
at cold1(6)
, → underfoot
, → drag your feet/heels
at drag1(8)
, → find your feet
at find1(18)
, → from head to foot
at head1(1)
, → stand on your own (two) feet
at stand1(31)
, → sweep somebody off their feet
at sweep1(14)
, → have itchy feet
at itchy(3)
, → not let the grass grow under your feet
at grass1(6)
, → vote with your feet
at vote1(8)
COLLOCATIONSadjectivesleft 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.verbsinjure/hurt your foot· Simon injured his foot while playing rugby.somebody’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 + NOUNa foot injury· He suffered a foot injury during the match against Sporting Lisbon.a foot massage· Would you like a foot massage?phrasesthe 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 somebody’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)
foot1 noun
foot2 verb
footfoot2 verb
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foot the bill to pay for something, especially something expensive that you do not want to pay for: He ordered drinks and then left me to foot the bill!