Question

Put Your Best Foot Forward to make the best attempt possible; to do your best to make the greatest impression you can

Accepted Answer

When you go in for your interview, try to put your best foot forward. Although this saying has been around since at least 1500, no one today is quite sure how it originated. One possibility is that if one leg of your pants is torn or dirty and you're meeting someone new, you'd put the good foot forward to make the best first impression.

Idiom	Put Your Best Foot Forward
Example	When you go in for your interview, try to put your best foot forward.
Meaning	to make the best attempt possible; to do your best to make the greatest impression you can
Origin	Although this saying has been around since at least 1500, no one today is quite sure how it originated. One possibility is that if one leg of your pants is torn or dirty and you're meeting someone new, you'd put the good foot forward to make the best first impression.

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