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单词 foot
释义
foot1 nounfoot2 verb
footfoot1 /fʊt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural feet /fiːt/) [countable] Entry menu
MENU FOR footfoot1 body part2 measurement3 bottom part4 on foot5 get/jump/rise etc to your feet6 on your feet7 be/get back on your feet8 off your feet9 knock/lift etc somebody off their feet10 be rushed/run off your feet11 set foot in something12 be/get under your feet13 put your foot down14 put your feet up15 put your foot in it16 start/get off on the wrong/right foot17 not put a foot wrong18 have/keep your feet on the ground19 fall/land on your feet20 get/have/keep your foot in the door21 have a foot in both camps22 at your feet23 have two left feet24 have one foot in the grave25 ... my foot!26 leave feet first27 feet of clay28 foot soldier/patrol29 foot passenger30 left-footed/right-footed31 foot pedal/brake/pump etc32 sock33 poetry
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINfoot1
Origin:
Old English fot
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a two-foot-long board
  • He's six feet tall, with blonde hair and a mustache.
  • Is Daddy tickling your feet, Lisa?
  • My foot hurts.
  • There's a run in the foot of my nylons.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And there was sand beneath my feet.
  • Fat ewes topped at £49 and ewes with lambs at foot £68.50.
  • It was always worse going down, and spiral stairs were the very devil in the dark if you had big feet.
  • She crossed backwards, blindfolded, wearing peach baskets on her feet.
  • We fell asleep listening to the surf chisel away at the foot of the cliff below.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto behave in a very angry way
if someone, especially a child, has or throws a tantrum , they shout angrily and cry, especially because they cannot have what they want: · Whenever it's time for bed she throws a tantrum.· Almost all two-year-olds have tantrums from time to time.
to start a loud angry argument with someone, especially in a public place and in a way that is embarrassing: · Please don't talk so loudly. You're making a scene.· I hate it when people make a scene in public.
a sudden expression of very strong angry feelings, especially because you cannot control your anger any longer: · I was embarrassed by my husband's outburst.· Corbin apologized for his outburst at the meeting.
to hold up your hand with the fingers tightly closed and shake it in order to show that you are angry: · The old man shook his fist angrily at the nurse.
to bring your foot down hard on the ground because you are angry about something: · "Louis, get over here!" Margret demanded, stamping her foot.
next to the bottom of a mountain etc
next to the bottom of something such as a hill, mountain, stairs, or a ladder: at the bottom of: · Jordan waited for her at the bottom of the stairs.· At the bottom of the ladder there was a large tin of paint.
an expression used especially in British English meaning next to the bottom of something such as a hill, mountain, stairs, or a tree: · The inn is situated in a beautiful village at the foot of Mt. Mitchell.
to harm yourself by your own actions
: only harm yourself · They'll only harm themselves if they decide to leave the association.· By making the complaint the only person he harmed was himself.
to behave in a way that is certain to cause you harm, especially because of pride or anger: · It would be silly to give up your job now -- you'd just be cutting your own throat.
to continuously behave in a stupid way that results in you being harmed: · My mother was her own worst enemy. She knew she was ill but she did nothing to help herself.· Many drivers are their own worst enemy -- driving too close, driving too fast, all the usual faults.
to stupidly do something that seriously harms you, especially by saying something stupid or making plans that go badly wrong: · Once again, the government has shot itself in the foot -- this time by reducing widows' pensions.
to deliberately not do something that would make an unpleasant situation better for you, because you are too angry or proud to do it: · If you love him, ask him to stay. Otherwise you'll be cutting off your nose to spite your face.
when a law court decides that someone is innocent
· "I really need to speak to you now." "Oh, all right if you insist."· We hadn't intended to stay for another drink, but our host insisted.insist (that) · Mom always insists that we keep our rooms neat.· He was a religious man who insisted his children went to church every Sunday.insist on · Many workers now insist on a smoke-free environment.insist on doing something · The man insisted on helping me find a taxi even though I told him I didn't need any help.
to say very strongly and often angrily that something should be done or given to you: · Parents are demanding greater control over their children's education.· I caught Alice going through my letters and demanded an immediate explanation.demand that: · State health inspectors have demanded that the city act immediately to clean the water supply.demand to do something: · The guards demanded to see her I.D. before they allowed her in the building.· Daley demanded to know why the police had not been called in to stop the rioting.
to say firmly that someone must not do something or behave in a particular way: · You'd better put your foot down before those kids get completely out of control.· Ed was talking about dropping out of school, but Mom and Dad put their foot down.
if someone is adamant about something, they say strongly that it must be done or that it is right and no one can persuade them to change their mind: · I didn't want to go to the party, but he was adamant and we ended up going.be adamant about: · The protesters were adamant about staying and making sure their voices were heard.be adamant that: · The company's managing director is adamant that there will be no compromise with the unions.be adamant in your opposition/refusal/desire etc: · The district attorney has been adamant in her refusal to pursue the case.
informal if someone won't take no for an answer, they insist that you must do something, even though you have told them that you do not want to do it: · You simply must come to dinner on Saturday - I won't take no for an answer!· I told him that I didn't want to go out with him, but he wouldn't take no for an answer.
to say repeatedly and strongly that someone should do something, even though they disagree: · My boss finally got me to take the course - he's very insistent.be insistent that: · Eric's parents have been insistent that he and his girlfriend get married.be insistent on: · The principal would be less insistent on kids wearing school uniforms if the school had to pay for them.
if you do something at someone's insistence , you do it because they say you must do it: · Byrd claims he was carrying the gun at his wife's insistence.· At Stevenson's insistence, Reynold's name was kept on the list.at the insistence of somebody: · U.S. troops were finally removed from the country at the insistence of Congress.
informal to insist that someone should not do something, especially because you want to help them in some way: · I've offered to pay Simon for fixing my car, but he won't hear of it.· Jack wouldn't hear of Debbie going back to work so soon after the baby was born.
a silly mistake that causes social embarrassment
especially British /put your foot in your mouth especially American informal to make a stupid mistake by saying something that you should not say, for example because it upsets someone or because it is a secret: · She's a little weird isn't she? Oh no, have I put my foot in my mouth? Is she a friend of yours?· Simon wanted to finish the conversation before he put his foot in it any further.
a mistake made by saying or doing something in a social situation that embarrasses other people: · I asked her how Greg was, which was a bit of a faux pas considering they'd just split up.commit/make a faux pas: · It was at that party that I committed the faux pas of spilling wine all over the host's wife.
an embarrassing and stupid mistake made in a social situation or in public: · When she realized she had mistaken him for his brother, she was horrified at her gaffe.make a gaffe: · The minister is well known for making gaffes in his speeches.
to start doing something unsuccessfully
· I got off to a bad start at the interview by spilling my coffee all over my notes.· The senator got off to a bad start, twice forgetting the name of the town he was in.
to start something such as a relationship or job and be unsuccessful at the beginning, for example by unintentionally making people upset or angry: · What should I wear on my first day? I don't want to start off on the wrong foot.· John seems to have got off on the wrong foot with Angela -- she won't even speak to him.
an unsuccessful attempt to start doing something such as a piece of work or a plan: · After a number of false starts, the Channel Tunnel between England and France finally went ahead in the late 80s.
different ways of travelling
to travel in a car: · "How are you going to get there?" "I'm driving."drive to/from: · Jenny drove to the coast for the weekend.
to travel by plane: · My mother never liked flying.fly to/from etc: · We'll be flying from New York to Munich.
to travel by boat or ship: · We sail first thing in the morningsail to/from: · He sailed from Southampton on May 6th.
travelling in a car, boat, plane, or train: · "Did you come by car?" "No, by train."· Some of the beaches can only be reached by boat.· We didn't have much time, so we decided to go by plane.
if you go somewhere on foot , you walk there: · The two men had attempted to cross the mountains on foot.
if you take a train, bus, or plane, you travel in it: · What's the best way to get downtown? Should I take a bus?· Take the subway to Montgomery Station and walk from there.
if you travel by air , by sea , or by land you travel by plane, in a boat, or on land: · It's much quicker if you go by air, but it's also more expensive.· Troops entered the region by land and sea.
by train, car, bus etc, especially over a long distance, when people would normally go by plane or ship: · It's certainly quicker to fly but we thought it would be more exciting to go overland.
also hitch a ride American to travel by standing by the side of the road asking people in cars to stop and take you to the place you want to go: · He lost all his money in a casino in Vegas and had to hitchhike back to San Francisco.· We hitched a ride with a trucker who took us all the way to the Virginia border.· It's a lot cheaper to hitch but it's also more dangerous.
the activity of travelling independently to a lot of different areas, carrying your clothes etc in a special bag on your back: · Backpacking is especially popular among students and young people.· a backpacking tripgo backpacking: · Last year, he went backpacking in the US.
to walk
· Anna missed the bus, so she decided to walk.· How old was Daisy when she first started walking?walk into/out of/along/back etc · Jed walked out of the station and got into a taxi.· I was walking along Main Street when I met Pierre.walk home · She hates walking home alone at night.walk two miles/100 metres etc · We must have walked about five miles today.
if you go somewhere on foot , you walk instead of going by car, bus, train etc: · It's not far. It'll take you about ten minutes on foot.go on foot: · The bus left us at the bottom of the hill, and we went the rest of the way on foot.
WORD SETS
acre, nounacreage, nounavoirdupois, nounbaker's dozen, nounbalance, nounbarometer, nounbaseline, nounbasin, nounbaud rate, nounbearing, nounbecquerel, nounblack box, nounboiling point, nounbottle, nounbox, nouncalculator, nouncalibrate, verbcalibration, nouncc, centi-, prefixcentimetre, nouncircumference, nouncl, clock, verbcm, cu, cubic, adjectivecubit, nouncup, nouncupful, nouncwt, daylight saving time, noundeci-, prefixdecibel, noundecimalization, noundeflection, noundegree, noundensity, noundepth, noundimension, noundipstick, noundisplacement, noundoz., noundozen, numberelevation, nounfactor, nounfathom, nounfl oz, fluid ounce, nounfoot, nounft, g, gage, noungal, gallon, noungauge, noungauge, verbGB, Geiger counter, noungigabyte, noungill, noungirth, noungm, graduated, adjectivegraduation, noungrain, noungram, noungramme, noungrid, noungross, adjectivehandful, nounhectare, nounhertz, nounhigh, adjectivehundredweight, nounimpedance, nounimperial, adjectiveinch, nounindicator, nouninstrument, nounjoule, nounkarat, nounkg, kilo, nounkilo-, prefixkilogram, nounkilometre, nounkm, knot, nounl, latitude, nounlb, league, nounlength, nounlight year, nounliter, nounlitre, nounlow water mark, nounmax, nounmaximum, adjectivemean, adjectivemeasure, verbmeasure, nounmedian, nounmedium, adjectivemegaton, nounmelting point, nounmental age, nounmeter, nounmeter, verb-meter, suffixmetre, noun-metre, suffixmetric, adjectivemetrication, nounmetric ton, nounmg, MHz, microsecond, nounmile, nounmillennium, nounmilli-, prefixmillibar, nounmilligram, nounmillilitre, nounmillimetre, nounminus, adjectiveminute, nounml, mpg, mph, nano-, prefixnanosecond, nounnautical mile, nounounce, nounoverweight, adjectiveoz, pace, verbpart, nounpedometer, nounpint, nounplus, adjectivepoint, nounpound, nounpunnet, nounqt, quantify, verbquart, nounradioactive dating, nounradius, nounrain gauge, nounread, verbreading, nounrecord, verbreset, verbrev, nounrotation, nounrpm, rule, nounruler, nounscale, nounsea level, nounsea mile, nounseismograph, nounsensor, nounset square, nounsextant, nounsnowfall, nounsoundings, nounsq., subsonic, adjectivesundial, nountherm, nountimberline, nountog, nounton, nountonnage, nountonne, nountroy weight, noununit, nounvoltmeter, nounvolume, nounwatch, nounwatt, nounwattage, nounweighbridge, nounweight, nounwidth, nounwt., yard, nounyardage, nounyardstick, nounyd, zero, number
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives
· My left foot ached a bit.
· He has broken a bone in his right foot.
(=of an animal)· The tiger has five claws in each of its front feet.
(=of an animal)· The horse lifted its back foot.
· He had small neat feet.
(=without any socks or shoes)· The marble floor felt cold under his bare feet.
(=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.
(=wearing boots or sandals)· He put down his rucksack and stretched out his booted feet.
verbs
· Simon injured his foot while playing rugby.
· She complained that her foot was hurting.
· He raised his foot off the floor and rested it on a chair.
(=walk slowly in an unwilling way)· I was dragging my feet because I didn’t want to get there.
(=wipe your shoes on a mat to remove dirt)· Be sure to wipe your feet before coming into the house.
(=bang them noisily on the ground)· He stamped his feet in an attempt to keep warm.
(=bang them gently on the ground)· She was tapping her feet in time with the music.
(=make small movements with them, because you are nervous or impatient)· Ken shuffled his feet and looked down at the floor.
foot + NOUN
· He suffered a foot injury during the match against Sporting Lisbon.
· Would you like a foot massage?
phrases
(=the base of your foot, that you walk on)· The soles of her feet were aching from the long walk.
(=the rounded part of your foot at the base of the toes)· He has a blister on the ball of his foot.
(=the curved back part of your foot)· He kicked his opponent with the heel of his foot.
(=on the ground, near your feet)· The dog was sitting at his master’s feet.
(=not wearing shoes)· She stood 5ft 6 inches tall in her stockinged feet.
informal (=my feet are hurting)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 The river is 2 kilometres across.
 Place the two posts 6 metres apart.
 Geneva is about 20 miles away.
(=the bottom/top of the bed)· I woke up to find someone standing at the foot of the bed.
(=pay for something, especially when you do not want to)· Taxpayers will probably have to foot the bill.
(=one you apply with your foot, to slow the car down)· He stamped on the foot brake.
 The boat measured 15 feet in length and 4 feet in breadth.
(=deep) a channel of two feet in depth
 There were traffic lights every ten yards.
 Atalanta was fleet of foot (=able to run quickly).
 Peter got to his feet (=stood up).
 None of these sculptures was less than three metres in height.
 Sunflowers can grow to a height of 15 feet.
 The aircraft was flying at a height of 10,000 metres.
 waves up to 40 metres high a ten-foot high statue
· The house was at the bottom of a hill.
 I’ve only been back home for a few months and I’ve already got itchy feet (=the desire to go somewhere new).
 She jumped to her feet and left.
(=the bottom of a ladder)· Zach waited at the foot of the ladder while Sam climbed up.
 She leapt to her feet (=stood up quickly) and started shouting.
· These leaves have a length of about 7 cm.
· A blue whale can reach a length of 100 feet.
 A full-body massage lasts around one hour.
(=the bottom of a mountain)· We’ll take the car to the foot of the mountain and walk from there.
· See the note at the bottom of page 38.
(=passengers on a boat, who are not in a car or other vehicle)· A queue of foot passengers was waiting to get on the ferry.
(=operated by your hand or foot)
 Boxers have to be quick on their feet (=able to move about quickly).
 I’ve been rushed off my feet (=extremely busy) all day.
 Micky scrambled to his feet (=stood up very quickly and awkwardly) and hurried into the kitchen.
 Grandad was a little shaky on his feet (=not able to walk very well).
· More than eight inches of snow fell in 48 hours.
 The soles of his feet were caked in mud.
 He sprang to his feet (=stood up suddenly) and rushed after her.
 ‘Lisa,’ he cried from the foot of the stairs.
 ‘I will not!’ Bert yelled and stamped his foot (=because he was angry).
 She stood at the bus stop stamping her feet (=because she was cold).
 The walls are about two meters thick.
 One of them tied her hands behind her back.
· A 250-metre-long tunnel provides access to all parts of the development.
 She was quite unsteady on her feet (=she might fall over).
 It’s about six metres in width.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Remember to adjust the straps at the beginning and the end of the season to accommodate either bare feet or boots.· Wear your city brogues with bare feet and people will think you mugged some one for them.· Beloved put her fists on her hips and commenced to skip on bare feet.· Jack had kicked off his shoe beneath the table and as they ate his bare foot had lain between Polly's legs.· She went over to the fire and squatted down beside the twins, warming her hands and bare feet.· All the small buttocks somehow showed and, below that, the small muscled legs and tapering bare feet.
· Unfortunately he, the lover, had got cold feet at the last minute.· While Amelia is out dating, Laura is beset with a severe case of cold feet.· Some are said to be getting cold feet.· Juicy, tender and sinfully rich, I immodestly enjoyed every one when my companion got cold feet.· He gets cold feet and phones his bank manager asking him to stop the cheque.· Ringing in ears. Cold hands or feet.· Two weeks ago he was forced out of a reserve match complaining of cold feet.· He and his neighbors bought a fire truck to protect their area, but the neighbors got cold feet.
· The discovery well produced a prolific flow of 19.4 million cubic feet of gas from depths of almost 300 feet.· On Friday, more than 60, 000 cubic feet came crashing down each second.· The single four-barrel Holley carb can gulp down a staggering 750 cubic feet of air every minute at full throttle.· It offers 118 cubic feet of cargo space, or five times the trunk space of a Buick Regal.· All the pallets were of a standard size which Bob guessed to be about four feet square, about sixty-four cubic feet.· It delivers about 700 million cubic feet of gas per day.· Oil equivalent figures referred to in this document are based on 6,000 cubic feet of gas equalling one barrel of oil equivalent.· Each pad, about a square inch, treats half a cubic foot.
· As she did so, a rusty trap sprang shut, clamping her left foot.· With his left foot just outside the 3-point arc and 2. 0 seconds left, Edney dribbles for the final time.· At this point the student should be supporting himself on his hands and the ball of his left foot.· Turn the other way and put your left foot and left shoulder against the wall.· Stanley Gascgoine, a green marvel with a two-pronged attack, left foot, right foot or head.· The Bulls' forward has been suffering from a soft tissue injury on the bottom of his left foot.· Blood was spouting from cuts on my right hand, and my left foot ached a bit and felt strange - no more.· In 1990, the year they wed, Valerie had her left foot fused.
· His eyes were riveted to the overhead screen while the heel of his right foot tapped nervously on the floor.· People said black dancers don't have the right body, the right feet.· Hanging off the bottom stair; her right foot suspended above the floor.· To ensure good luck, your daughter should leave home by the front door, stepping out with her right foot first.· The fracture to her right foot seems to be less serious than she thought when she pulled out last month.· The simplest way to pass the bulge is to kick your right foot up the wall behind you.· The baby grasped her right foot in her left hand and in her excitement dropped her bottle.
· The area covered is 270,000 square feet of which the immense central hall occupied 79 feet by 183 feet.· When Bill and Melanie Parsons began designing their house, they figured they had 2, 200 square feet to play with.· This 64,000 square foot office block went for £3m.· The three-bedroom home is about 2, 500 square feet.· Plants 20 small plants per square foot looks densely planted.· Its tallest building is 14 stories, while the two largest have nearly 500, 000 square feet each.· Though there was no sail, there were thirteen square feet of cross-section for the wind to catch.· From about $ 9 or $ 10 a square foot to $ 12 to $ 14, according to Hanhan.
NOUN
· The foot soldiers, however, did not benefit from looted oriental mail, or from the Western revolution in home manufacture.· Could politics function effectively if there were no foot soldiers? 3.· Barbarossa's foot soldiers were often still attired like this eleventh-century warrior.· In such cases, the environment provides foot soldiers with confusing signals regarding the acceptable level and forms of political activism.· The Jacobites, with 800 horse and 6300 infantry, easily outnumbered Argyll's 960 dragoons and 2200 foot soldiers.· Hers was the record of, at best, a foot soldier in the feminist and abolitionist struggles of her day.· Dreben says that he never talks about his experiences as a foot soldier, but they were certainly horrific.· It is important to emphasize any explanation of the foot soldiers is highly contingent upon the environment in which they are operating.
VERB
· Mr de Klerk's people say the Congress is dragging its feet because it is too disorganised to talk.· Was it because he feared the Republicans were going to hammer him in the 1996 election for dragging his feet on enlargement?· Her body was dragged over 70 feet on the front and underside of the car.· On the other hand, the agency has been dragging its feet all the way in making the endangered determination.· He is a middle-aged man who drags his feet as he walks.· Despite the hoopla, the Admiralty dragged its feet for a year in arranging the formal trial.· Kaas leant forward and dragged Adam to his feet as he yelled for the guards to come in and help him.· Kennecott had been dragging its feet.
· He fell five hundred feet from a New York apartment window last year.· Small birds fell at my feet wherever, in my clumsy fashion, I trod.· Abruptly the ground fell away from our feet, an awesome void opened before us.· She unbuttoned her dress and let it fall around her feet.· She watched it slip and slide this way and that to fall at her feet.· We push ourselves higher and higher into the air and our shoes fall from our feet on to the concrete below us.· If a stanza from Sappho, for instance, were to fall on your foot, it might hurt.
· Shiona jumped to her feet, the adrenalin racing through her.· Monday decided to jump in with both feet.· He jumped to his feet, screeching, when Delia Sutherland's shadow fell across him.· The governor jumped to his feet.· Then she jumped to her feet and smoothed down the quilt.· Time after time, Republicans jumped to their feet to join Democrats in applauding the president.· So we don't jump in with both feet.
· However he landed on his feet.· This is a company that tends to land on its feet.· I landed near the feet of a huge policeman.· Even in an industry that shrinks faster than microwave bacon, the good people landed on their feet.· Whitlock clambered over the fence and landed nimbly on his feet.· A couple virtually flew off, landing several feet away.· She clasped it, landing at the foot of the dune with her face in the wet grass.· Cliff plunge A man fell from a clifftop at Brighton early yesterday and landed only feet in front of a jogger on a path.
· Sometimes one of them would leap to his feet and dance a jig before falling over.· Laura leapt to her feet, a sign that she was about to deliver her own speech.· David Laing had leapt to his feet again, spraying his neighbours with cold coffee.· As she moved closer to him on the sofa, he leapt to his feet and began pacing the floor.· He leapt to his feet, took Talbot's hand, and shook it vigorously.· Now they leap to their feet as he runs in.· Flames leapt hundreds of feet high, illuminating the jagged edges of the blocks.· Duvall lashed backwards, but Jimmy had leapt to his feet, colliding with one of the hessian screens.
· There was a heavy spate a week or two later and the river rose a good five feet higher than normal.· Kay McGovern rose to his feet, cheering appreciatively when the performance ended.· White-faced, too shocked for tears, she rose slowly to her feet.· All at once Jeanne rose to her feet, and Ellen felt herself suddenly go on a physical alert.· Maggie rose to her feet, and looked out of her window.· The cars turned toward the Alabama Hills, a small range of barren rises at the foot of the Sierra escarpment.· Near Wolfstein the roads run along a valley floor, the hills on either side rising to above 1,000 feet.· The helicopter rose six feet into the air, tilted forward to gain airspeed, and buried its nose-wheel in the ground.
· He scrambled to his feet and charged full tilt down the side of the dell.· He flushed, trying to scramble to his feet again.· Gripping the butt of the revolver, he scrambled to his feet and pushed himself forward.· He scrambled to his feet, knuckling sleep from his eyes with both fists.· I scrambled to my feet a little sheepishly as one of the Officers had turned round and was observing me as I approached.· As soon as the shooting stopped, he and his friends scrambled to their feet.
· Q I have recently set up a four foot tank which I furnished with rocks, caves and bogwood.· Not a man sets foot on her till I have a signed waiver clearing me.· Large tank required I am going to set up a two foot tank.· After she sued, Harvard said it would file criminal trespass charges against Garzilli if she sets foot in the department.· He seemed kind, too, putting out a hand to set her on her feet again.· Streetsmart in Jersey City, many have never set foot in the big town across the Hudson.· She had set foot in Skipton and passed through Keighley, but these were small country towns.· Uninvited people were barred from even setting foot on the wide and well-tended road leading to his Pyongyang residence.
· This is another classic example of our ability to shoot ourselves in the feet.· So they shot themselves in the foot.· A classic case of shooting ourselves in the foot, the chairman, Sir Alan Cockshaw, admitted ruefully yesterday.· But at the end of the day, they could end up shooting themselves in the foot.· The only real hospital case was a travelling salesman who had been shot through the foot.· Conceptually, the worst crime committed here is that the story shoots itself in the foot by making the political too personal.· Yet when Labour's prospects are rosiest, it always seems to shoot itself in the foot.· Red Death shot from your feet, fouling the air with its stench of rotting meat and rat feces.
· She looked down and shuffled her feet inanely.· So I breathe out long and slowly, and I shuffle my feet.· Standing at the kitchen counter, shuffling his feet to the music, he caught himself smiling from ear to ear.· Archie shuffled his feet and looked as if he'd like to vanish up his parlour chimney.· People cease to cough or sniff or shuffle their feet.· Des shuffles his feet, like he's just the driver and didn't oughta be around.· The only sound was the occasional shuffling of feet as they unstuck their warmed-up rubber boots from the lino.
· He rolled, sprang on to his feet, and started to wash himself.· He wanted to walk on his land, to feel it springing under his feet even after only three days away.· As Liz sprang to her feet, the house seemed to darken about her.· Suddenly, Boz sprang to his feet and strode towards the group outside the caravan, his face screwed up in fury.· Fedorov writhed from his attacker's grip and sprang to his feet.· Both men sprang to their feet.· Viol sprang to his feet, politely drawing back to allow his superior to precede him.· District councillor S. Carmedy immediately sprang to his feet and proclaimed that what I had said was untrue.
· The guards who waited below them stamped their feet, beat down the snow beneath their boots.· It stamped a foot and snorted briskly.· He stamped his foot and looked around him like he was lost and might break out crying any minute.· I stamp my feet to warm them up.· One cradled a paper cup of coffee in both hands, stamping his feet as if it was cold.· I stamped my feet on the cobbles as a sign that I was freezing.· They stamped their feet for hello, and the ladies stamped back, Hello!
· A pity so many kamikaze spectators chose to stand in the four foot to watch it go by.· She could hardly stand with her feet abreast.· Accordingly it stood five feet high, surrounded by a low rail and of course covered with straw.· A faded yellow skip stood a couple of feet from the door, well within diving distance.· In the first one, the person stood with her feet against the wall.· Chopra stood unsteadily on his feet.· On March 23, 1935, it stood 726 feet and 5 inches tall.
· He tapped his feet to the music.· Clanahan, also listening in, tapped his foot.· The orchestra was playing a polka and the audience tapped their feet in time to the rhythm.· He taps his foot, sets his hands on his hips and looks angrily down at the floor.· He was tapping his foot impatiently, picking imaginary specks of lint from the sleeve of his coat.· I look up at the ceiling and tap my foot when my father and I argue, and this makes him furious.· After a short time had passed he began to tap his foot on the kerb impatiently.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • She'd been on her feet all morning without once sitting down.
  • You go. I've been on my feet all day, and I need a rest.
  • A correspondent from the New York Times was on his feet.
  • A socialist youth was on his feet, roaring with all the force and outrage of his years.
  • Daley was on his feet, his arms waving, his mouth working.
  • He was on his feet, gathering up books from his desk.
  • He was on his feet, holding out his hand to Nick who went to him and took it trustingly.
  • I was on my feet in the darkness, dressing quietly.
  • The crowd was on its feet.
  • The ones she had just knocked down were on their feet again, hopping on the steps around her.
  • But we are reliably informed that Angus will be back on his feet and more importantly that seat tomorrow.
  • He got back on his feet, and they all made another parade around the stage.
  • In those early years, Macey helped Dole literally get back on his feet.
  • It was an inexpensive, safe, stable environment for families while they got back on their feet.
  • Never got back on her feet again, really.
  • The Mirror Group would soon be back on its feet.
  • We can get back on our feet.
  • It was a relief to get off my feet for a while.
  • The doctor told me to stay off my feet for a few days.
  • But the stories never swept the reading public off its feet the way the Sherlock Holmes tales did.
  • He kind of swept me off my feet.
  • He was in livery, and told me he was rushed off his feet.
  • The boys aim only to get one over on the girls while the girls dream of being romantically swept off their feet.
  • They have not, therefore, been swept off their feet.
  • They placed a lavatory chain around his neck and hoisted him off his feet.
  • We were rushed off our feet yesterday.
► knock/lift etc somebody off their feet
  • All the sales assistants are run off their feet. The shop ought to take on more staff.
  • It's my son's birthday party tomorrow. I've been absolutely rushed off my feet getting ready for it.
  • Bus managers were expecting to be rushed off their feet.
  • He was in livery, and told me he was rushed off his feet.
  • Obviously, the emergency services are run off their feet.
  • There had been lots of problems, and they were rushed off their feet.
  • We were rushed off our feet yesterday.
  • The last time Molly set foot in that house was 26 years ago.
  • After she sued, Harvard said it would file criminal trespass charges against Garzilli if she sets foot in the department.
  • As soon as I set foot in there, I knew that I had to be involved somehow.
  • August paid off the bank, then never set foot in New Albion or Lake Wobegon again.
  • However, he had never set foot in the village again.
  • Louis Johnson came to despise the Alsops and ordered Pentagon reception desks to inform him whenever they set foot in the building.
  • She had set foot in Skipton and passed through Keighley, but these were small country towns.
  • Streetsmart in Jersey City, many have never set foot in the big town across the Hudson.
  • The moment I set foot in this house, my world turned upside down.
  • The kids have been under my feet all day long.
  • That way you will not be under her feet.
  • Ed was talking about dropping out of school, but Mom and Dad put their foot down.
  • I wanted to take a year off before college, but my mother put her foot down.
  • You'd better put your foot down before those kids get completely out of control.
  • I put my feet down carefully.
  • I put my foot down and the car began to move forward.
  • Justice puts its foot down on Oxie.
  • Later still My silly wee sister has put her feet down and refuses to let me near her Power Pack.
  • Rice, however, put his foot down and made what he called his first policy decision.
  • She didn't answer, just put her foot down and sent the Cortina faster and faster through the night.
  • They could have put their foot down and dragged us into court.
  • We were nearing the camp, so I aimed for the ruts in the track and put my foot down.
  • Well, at least put your feet up for a few minutes. Would you like a drink?
  • When you're pregnant and doing a full-time job, you must find time to put your feet up.
  • E for elevation, otherwise known as putting your feet up.
  • He pushed the ottoman over and I put my feet up.
  • He says it gave him time to put his feet up and relax.
  • Take off your coat and put your feet up.
  • Tammuz had dimmed the lights, put his feet up, and asked the computer to tune in the wall-screen.
  • That boy needs a lot of teaching, he thought, putting his feet up.
  • Then he put his feet up on the bench and snored for ten minutes.
  • She's a little weird isn't she? Oh no, have I put my foot in my mouth? Is she a friend of yours?
  • Simon wanted to finish the conversation before he put his foot in it any further.
  • As creative types, we're notoriously unpredictable, and thus liable to put our foot in it in front of touchy clients.
  • Glover had put his foot in it somehow.
  • I have put my foot in it.
  • It was immediately clear that he had put his foot in it.
  • It wasn't her fault if she had a gift for putting her foot in it.
  • Somehow, with her usual clumsiness, she had opened her mouth and put her foot in it.
► start/get off on the wrong/right foot► not put a foot wrong
  • She's really creative, but she also has her feet firmly on the ground.
  • So I guess inversely he taught me the need to be prepared and keep both feet on the ground.
  • After some ups and downs, young Mr Davison has landed on his feet.
  • Even in an industry that shrinks faster than microwave bacon, the good people landed on their feet.
  • Forgive the cliché, but for once I have fallen on my feet.
  • He pushed the floor, and flipped over in the air, landing on his feet.
  • However he landed on his feet.
  • Jonathon is a trained musician filling in as a cleaner between jobs and he fell on his feet at the Oxford Playhouse.
  • This is a company that tends to land on its feet.
► get/have/keep your foot in the door
  • a stunningly beautiful lake at the foot of the mountain
  • Our Great Dane sleeps at the foot of the bed.
  • At the foot of the stairs Ronni darted him a quick look.
  • He found half a dozen fishermen seated under the palm trees at the foot of the Co-operative quay.
  • I sat down and he stretched out on the foot of the bed, circling her left ankle with one hand.
  • It came from beyond the foot of the bed.
  • Port researchers have a wealth of data on the site, located at the foot of Eighth Avenue.
  • She was curled up, her arm still out stretched, the sheet crumpled at the foot of the bed.
  • The ball glanced on a bounce off the foot of a spectator and back down toward the fairway.
  • They used to leave the children's shoes at the foot of the statue, as a thanksgiving.
► have a foot in both camps
  • I have lain at his feet.
► have two left feet
  • She sounded like she had one foot in the grave.
► ... my foot!► leave feet first
  • After all, audiences want to be entertained, not see their idols with feet of clay.
  • Another hero with foot and mouth disease, feet of clay and a mouth less than squeaky clean.
  • Jay swept away what she had learned in pain about feet of clay and natural caution.
  • Still, she thought ruefully, most heroes would have feet of clay if studied closely.
  • The discovery of his idol's feet of clay proves intolerable to the lonely, emotionally stunted fan.
  • Was it, perhaps, in the 1960s that the notion became clear that no idol can exist without feet of clay?
  • Barbarossa's foot soldiers were often still attired like this eleventh-century warrior.
  • Dreben says that he never talks about his experiences as a foot soldier, but they were certainly horrific.
  • Each foot soldier also carried a bow, twelve arrows and a spare bowstring as standard equipment.
  • Hayworth is one of the many first-term Republican foot soldiers who proudly fall into lockstep behind Rep.
  • In such cases, the environment provides foot soldiers with confusing signals regarding the acceptable level and forms of political activism.
  • It is important to emphasize any explanation of the foot soldiers is highly contingent upon the environment in which they are operating.
  • The columns included foot soldiers, artillery and cavalry units, white-topped sup-ply wagons, and dark-hued ambulances.
  • These were organized into four divisions of foot soldiers and about 500 light cavalry.
  • There was considerable shipping traffic; many wheeled vehicles mingled with the throng of foot passengers.
  • Where the foot passenger steps on to the limits before the vehicle reaches them, the driver must accord precedence.
► left-footed/right-footed► flat-footed/four-footed
  • It's not far. It'll take you about ten minutes on foot.
  • The best way to see Yosemite is on foot.
  • The bus left us at the bottom of the hill, and we went the rest of the way on foot
  • The two men had attempted to cross the mountains on foot.
  • He then, with a foot pedal, activates the wire-cutter.
  • I also use a Boogie and split the signal from a foot pedal to two amps usually.
  • I hear the rat-ta-ta-tat of the foot pedal, as she stitches along.
  • The amount of push, and therefore the direction the nose points, is controlled by pushing the foot pedals.
► the foot
  • Antony rose to his feet and stood gazing intensely at her.
  • He got to his feet, did a 365-degree scan, and moved on.
  • Kay McGovern rose to his feet, cheering appreciatively when the performance ended.
  • The three men turned, facing it, Kao Chen getting to his feet.
  • They got to their feet and consulted; then they disappeared.
  • Zeinab rose to her feet and swept out of the box.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Calluses grow on the ball of the foot and do not have a nucleus.
  • However, I would suggest that you subsequently attack employing the ball of the foot rather than the injured instep.
  • Raise your back heel and rest your weight on the ball of the foot.
  • The heel of your leading foot should touch the ground, just before the ball of the foot and toes.
  • The jumping turning kick: strike with the ball of the foot, keeping the back leg tucked up.
► the boot is on the other foot
  • They later got cold feet and canceled the order.
  • But the prince got cold feet and failed to turn up.
  • He and his neighbors bought a fire truck to protect their area, but the neighbors got cold feet.
  • He gets cold feet and phones his bank manager asking him to stop the cheque.
  • I began to get cold feet, but these other two guys were totally positive and they were absolutely right.
  • Juicy, tender and sinfully rich, I immodestly enjoyed every one when my companion got cold feet.
  • Some are said to be getting cold feet.
  • Unfortunately he, the lover, had got cold feet at the last minute.
  • We are all tired, and have cold feet and hands.
► cut the ground from under somebody’s feet
  • And don't drag your feet.
  • Elsewhere they dragged their feet until it became clear that the laws were unenforceable.
  • Mr de Klerk's people say the Congress is dragging its feet because it is too disorganised to talk.
  • On the other hand, the agency has been dragging its feet all the way in making the endangered determination.
  • On this occasion, their leaders have dragged their heels at every stage, without giving any of the ideas a chance.
  • The council was informed about the anniversary two years ago but has dragged its heels over putting it on any agenda.
  • They thus exhibit a strong tendency to drag their feet as doomsday draws nearer.
  • Was it because he feared the Republicans were going to hammer him in the 1996 election for dragging his feet on enlargement?
► on equal terms/on an equal footing
  • I asked Susie if I could stay with her till I found my feet.
  • Susie said I could stay at her place for a while, just until I found my feet.
  • This organization's role is to help refugees find their feet when they arrive in the host country.
  • But Cambridge found their feet and took an audacious lead.
  • If this means raising their chair, workers may find their feet are dangling.
  • It yielded after causing only moderate cranial discomfort, but as it did I found my feet caught up in something.
  • Lord Airlie also went out of his way to help me find my feet.
  • New democracies have been born, struggling against appalling odds to find their feet, with hyper-inflation and national rivalries.
  • New teachers in their first year or so are still very much in the process of finding their feet.
  • We have to help them find their feet.
  • The recent recession caught managers flat-footed and unprepared.
► not let the grass grow under your feet
  • We're bound hand and foot by all these safety regulations.
  • Then, before she realised what was happening, he fastened her in the double stirrups, binding her hands and feet.
  • Capra lost his job, but landed on his feet when Columbia Pictures hired him.
  • After some ups and downs, young Mr Davison has landed on his feet.
  • Even in an industry that shrinks faster than microwave bacon, the good people landed on their feet.
  • He pushed the floor, and flipped over in the air, landing on his feet.
  • However he landed on his feet.
  • This is a company that tends to land on its feet.
► have two left feet► be light on your feet► as little as £5/3 months/10 feet etc
  • Are we going to hear the patter of tiny feet?
  • Ronnie, stop shuffling and pick your feet up.
  • Behind Duvall, Jimmy could see that Barbara was pulling herself to her feet.
  • Granny pulled herself to her feet and tottered over to the bench, where Hodgesaargh had left his jar of flame.
  • On March 4 she caught hold of the end of her buggy and twice pulled herself to her feet.
  • Weary now that the excitement of the film was no longer sweeping her along, she pulled herself to her feet.
  • Whitlock pulled himself to his feet and winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg.
  • Everyone puts his hand out, from cabinet ministers to loan underwriters.
  • He put his hand out and there was Lily, quiet and warm beside him.
  • He put his hand out, touching his father's cheek.
  • Minna put her hands out and I handed her the divorce.
  • She tottered, and put her arms out.
  • Vern put his hand out this time.
  • When she put her hand out, trying to rise, she skittled a row of bottles.
  • Fit in periods away from people, giving yourself the opportunity to renew your energy and rest your eyes.
  • He rested his eyes on her, very conscious of the smooth skin and her flowery perfume.
  • I took off my shoes and rested my feet on her thighs as she massaged them.
  • In fact I was having trouble finding a place to rest my eyes.
  • Should children with defective vision be resting their eyes?
  • Slinging his mac over the back of a pew he sat down and rested his feet on the one in front.
► pull the rug (out) from under somebody/somebody’s feet► scuff your feet/heels
  • If we just let him keep talking, pretty soon he's going to shoot himself in the foot.
  • Once again, the government has shot itself in the foot -- this time by reducing widows' pensions.
  • A classic case of shooting ourselves in the foot, the chairman, Sir Alan Cockshaw, admitted ruefully yesterday.
  • But at the end of the day, they could end up shooting themselves in the foot.
  • Conceptually, the worst crime committed here is that the story shoots itself in the foot by making the political too personal.
  • He certainly shot himself in the foot, pulling out of Glastonbury and playing Finsbury Park.
  • Men shot themselves in the foot, like in wartime.
  • So they shot themselves in the foot.
  • This is another classic example of our ability to shoot ourselves in the feet.
  • Yet when Labour's prospects are rosiest, it always seems to shoot itself in the foot.
  • Monica shuffled her feet nervously and stared at the floor.
  • Archie shuffled his feet and looked as if he'd like to vanish up his parlour chimney.
  • Des shuffles his feet, like he's just the driver and didn't oughta be around.
  • People cease to cough or sniff or shuffle their feet.
  • She looked down and shuffled her feet inanely.
  • So I breathe out long and slowly, and I shuffle my feet.
  • Standing at the kitchen counter, shuffling his feet to the music, he caught himself smiling from ear to ear.
  • This only discomfited the coroner further, he stared down at the floor and shuffled his feet like some clumsy schoolboy.
► five feet/two metres etc square
  • Able to stand on her own feet.
  • I guess I shall have to learn to stand on my own feet.
  • Out-and-out competitive in the world market standing on our own feet?
  • She's very kind, but we ought to stand on our own feet.
  • She, who'd always stood on her own feet, fought her own battles.
  • Such beliefs are able to stand on their own feet, without support from others.
  • Using the market price means that each division must stand on its own feet, as though it were an independent company.
  • It would be too bad if the Panzers overran our positions and we were found to be in our stocking feet.
► have a sure hold/footing
  • Donald absolutely swept me off my feet.
  • She's just waiting to be swept off her feet by a handsome stranger.
  • Then Peter came into my life and swept me off my feet.
  • He can think on his feet quicker than anyone I've ever met.
  • I've always been good at thinking on my feet.
  • Industry today needs workers who can think on their feet and relearn their jobs constantly.
  • She clasped them and tried to think on her feet.
  • She had to use a lot of initiative and think on her feet.
  • Stay alert and think on your feet.
  • Their ability to think on their feet impressed the boss.
  • This will probably be to see if you can think on your feet and react well under stress.
  • You must not be afraid of thinking on your feet and adding good ideas that occur to you as you speak.
  • She glanced through the open gateway, her attention caught by the tramp of boots.
  • Women are voting with their feet and leaving the party in large numbers.
  • If not, they will vote with their feet when they are old enough to do so.
  • Perhaps it is not surprising that many younger doctors are voting with their feet.
  • The Derbyshire Times noted that defiant parents were voting with their feet by keeping children away from school.
  • Oliver expects us to wait on him hand and foot.
► walk somebody off their feet► within two feet/ten years etc either way
  • Come in, take the weight off your feet.
  • Make the bed - then you can lie down and take the weight off your feet while we talk.
► have the world at your feet
  • We just got off on the wrong foot the other day.
  • Unfortunately, Pope got off on the wrong foot with his new troops.
  • We got off on the wrong foot the other day and it was my fault.
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 12 inches 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 feet a)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 down a)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 ball b)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 nounfoot2 verb
footfoot2 verb Verb Table
VERB TABLE
foot
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyfoot
he, she, itfoots
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyfooted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave footed
he, she, ithas footed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad footed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill foot
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have footed
Continuous Form
PresentIam footing
he, she, itis footing
you, we, theyare footing
PastI, he, she, itwas footing
you, we, theywere footing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been footing
he, she, ithas been footing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been footing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be footing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been footing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But, though local firms contributed, the public still footed much of the bill.
  • The National Science Foundation, which was footing the bill, decided to hire an independent contractor to complete the project.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto pay for something
to give money in exchange for goods or services: · Several fans tried to get in without paying.· Please pay at the desk.· I need £4.50 to pay the window cleaner.pay for: · Have you paid for the tickets?pay £20/$40 etc for something: · She paid $5,000 for three nights in a hotel in New York City.pay a bill/rent/tax etc: · Tom paid his bill at the cashier's desk.· There was no point in paying rent on an empty apartment for two months.pay cash (=pay using coins, notes etc): · They don't have health insurance, so they have to pay cash for doctor's visits.pay by cheque/credit card etc: · Pay by credit card at least ten days before departure.
if a company or organization meets the cost of something, it pays for it for someone else, especially when they do not have a legal duty to do this: · We will meet the cost of any expenses you may incur when travelling to your interview.meet the cost of of doing something: · A local firm has agreed to meet the cost of sending ten lucky prize-winners on a dream holiday.
to pay for something for someone else, especially when you do not want to or do not think that you should: · It will be, as usual, the taxpayer who will be footing the bill.foot the bill for: · The program asks businesses to foot the bill for daily newspapers in the classroom.
informal to pay a lot of money for something because you have to and not because you want to, especially for something you need: · The policy affects how much we will have to shell out at the petrol station.fork out £100/$10,000/a lot of money etc: · He had to fork out £500 to get his car fixed.· Fans are having to shell out roughly $65 per seat for football games.fork out £100/$20,000/a lot of money etc on somebody/something: · From the time you enroll them in nursery school, you're forking out a fortune on the kids.fork out/shell out for: · $13 seems like a lot of money to shell out for a bottle of wine.
informal to pay money for something, especially money that you owe or that someone has persuaded you to pay: · You owe me twenty pounds. Come on, cough up!cough up £3/$100/a few pence etc: · You have to cough up $2 just to get into the park.
British informal to pay for something, usually when someone else thinks you should: · His dad wouldn't stump up for a new bike.stump up £50/$200/a lot of money etc: · Everybody in the office stumped up a few pounds for his leaving present.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 The river is 2 kilometres across.
 Place the two posts 6 metres apart.
 Geneva is about 20 miles away.
(=the bottom/top of the bed)· I woke up to find someone standing at the foot of the bed.
(=pay for something, especially when you do not want to)· Taxpayers will probably have to foot the bill.
(=one you apply with your foot, to slow the car down)· He stamped on the foot brake.
 The boat measured 15 feet in length and 4 feet in breadth.
(=deep) a channel of two feet in depth
 There were traffic lights every ten yards.
 Atalanta was fleet of foot (=able to run quickly).
 Peter got to his feet (=stood up).
 None of these sculptures was less than three metres in height.
 Sunflowers can grow to a height of 15 feet.
 The aircraft was flying at a height of 10,000 metres.
 waves up to 40 metres high a ten-foot high statue
· The house was at the bottom of a hill.
 I’ve only been back home for a few months and I’ve already got itchy feet (=the desire to go somewhere new).
 She jumped to her feet and left.
(=the bottom of a ladder)· Zach waited at the foot of the ladder while Sam climbed up.
 She leapt to her feet (=stood up quickly) and started shouting.
· These leaves have a length of about 7 cm.
· A blue whale can reach a length of 100 feet.
 A full-body massage lasts around one hour.
(=the bottom of a mountain)· We’ll take the car to the foot of the mountain and walk from there.
· See the note at the bottom of page 38.
(=passengers on a boat, who are not in a car or other vehicle)· A queue of foot passengers was waiting to get on the ferry.
(=operated by your hand or foot)
 Boxers have to be quick on their feet (=able to move about quickly).
 I’ve been rushed off my feet (=extremely busy) all day.
 Micky scrambled to his feet (=stood up very quickly and awkwardly) and hurried into the kitchen.
 Grandad was a little shaky on his feet (=not able to walk very well).
· More than eight inches of snow fell in 48 hours.
 The soles of his feet were caked in mud.
 He sprang to his feet (=stood up suddenly) and rushed after her.
 ‘Lisa,’ he cried from the foot of the stairs.
 ‘I will not!’ Bert yelled and stamped his foot (=because he was angry).
 She stood at the bus stop stamping her feet (=because she was cold).
 The walls are about two meters thick.
 One of them tied her hands behind her back.
· A 250-metre-long tunnel provides access to all parts of the development.
 She was quite unsteady on her feet (=she might fall over).
 It’s about six metres in width.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Actually, once the fund has footed a bill, it has in the past successfully pursued a polluter through the courts.· Individuals in dysfunctional environments often be-come dysfunctional in other aspects of their lives, with their organizations ultimately footing the bill.· These two mindless cads decided to bring the girl along to the East and have her foot the bill.· It follows talks with some of the unhappy policyholders without guaranteed annuities who will have to foot some of the bill.· The National Science Foundation, which was footing the bill, decided to hire an independent contractor to complete the project.· Gloucestershire County Council is footing the bill.
· Just footballers, that very peculiar animal much prone to foot in the mouth.· But as we know, foot and mouth is fairly harmless, though highly contagious.
· If taxpayers footed the bill, those costs might well be higher.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • It will be, as usual, the taxpayer who will be footing the bill.
  • The program asks businesses to foot the bill for daily newspapers in the classroom.
  • Airlines currently foot the bill for the security systems.
  • Her father is footing the bill for lessons, which cost about $ 100 for two hours.
  • If taxpayers footed the bill, those costs might well be higher.
  • Individuals in dysfunctional environments often be-come dysfunctional in other aspects of their lives, with their organizations ultimately footing the bill.
  • It has already been argued in some detail that foot the bill is semantically transparent.
  • Many customers will have to foot the bill for water meters, which most companies will eventually install.
  • Sometimes they came alone, sometimes with a man in tow - to foot the bill!
  • These two mindless cads decided to bring the girl along to the East and have her foot the bill.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Calluses grow on the ball of the foot and do not have a nucleus.
  • However, I would suggest that you subsequently attack employing the ball of the foot rather than the injured instep.
  • Raise your back heel and rest your weight on the ball of the foot.
  • The heel of your leading foot should touch the ground, just before the ball of the foot and toes.
  • The jumping turning kick: strike with the ball of the foot, keeping the back leg tucked up.
► the boot is on the other foot
  • They later got cold feet and canceled the order.
  • But the prince got cold feet and failed to turn up.
  • He and his neighbors bought a fire truck to protect their area, but the neighbors got cold feet.
  • He gets cold feet and phones his bank manager asking him to stop the cheque.
  • I began to get cold feet, but these other two guys were totally positive and they were absolutely right.
  • Juicy, tender and sinfully rich, I immodestly enjoyed every one when my companion got cold feet.
  • Some are said to be getting cold feet.
  • Unfortunately he, the lover, had got cold feet at the last minute.
  • We are all tired, and have cold feet and hands.
► cut the ground from under somebody’s feet
  • And don't drag your feet.
  • Elsewhere they dragged their feet until it became clear that the laws were unenforceable.
  • Mr de Klerk's people say the Congress is dragging its feet because it is too disorganised to talk.
  • On the other hand, the agency has been dragging its feet all the way in making the endangered determination.
  • On this occasion, their leaders have dragged their heels at every stage, without giving any of the ideas a chance.
  • The council was informed about the anniversary two years ago but has dragged its heels over putting it on any agenda.
  • They thus exhibit a strong tendency to drag their feet as doomsday draws nearer.
  • Was it because he feared the Republicans were going to hammer him in the 1996 election for dragging his feet on enlargement?
► on equal terms/on an equal footing
  • I asked Susie if I could stay with her till I found my feet.
  • Susie said I could stay at her place for a while, just until I found my feet.
  • This organization's role is to help refugees find their feet when they arrive in the host country.
  • But Cambridge found their feet and took an audacious lead.
  • If this means raising their chair, workers may find their feet are dangling.
  • It yielded after causing only moderate cranial discomfort, but as it did I found my feet caught up in something.
  • Lord Airlie also went out of his way to help me find my feet.
  • New democracies have been born, struggling against appalling odds to find their feet, with hyper-inflation and national rivalries.
  • New teachers in their first year or so are still very much in the process of finding their feet.
  • We have to help them find their feet.
  • The recent recession caught managers flat-footed and unprepared.
► not let the grass grow under your feet
  • We're bound hand and foot by all these safety regulations.
  • Then, before she realised what was happening, he fastened her in the double stirrups, binding her hands and feet.
  • Capra lost his job, but landed on his feet when Columbia Pictures hired him.
  • After some ups and downs, young Mr Davison has landed on his feet.
  • Even in an industry that shrinks faster than microwave bacon, the good people landed on their feet.
  • He pushed the floor, and flipped over in the air, landing on his feet.
  • However he landed on his feet.
  • This is a company that tends to land on its feet.
► have two left feet► be light on your feet► as little as £5/3 months/10 feet etc
  • Are we going to hear the patter of tiny feet?
  • Ronnie, stop shuffling and pick your feet up.
  • Behind Duvall, Jimmy could see that Barbara was pulling herself to her feet.
  • Granny pulled herself to her feet and tottered over to the bench, where Hodgesaargh had left his jar of flame.
  • On March 4 she caught hold of the end of her buggy and twice pulled herself to her feet.
  • Weary now that the excitement of the film was no longer sweeping her along, she pulled herself to her feet.
  • Whitlock pulled himself to his feet and winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg.
  • Everyone puts his hand out, from cabinet ministers to loan underwriters.
  • He put his hand out and there was Lily, quiet and warm beside him.
  • He put his hand out, touching his father's cheek.
  • Minna put her hands out and I handed her the divorce.
  • She tottered, and put her arms out.
  • Vern put his hand out this time.
  • When she put her hand out, trying to rise, she skittled a row of bottles.
  • Fit in periods away from people, giving yourself the opportunity to renew your energy and rest your eyes.
  • He rested his eyes on her, very conscious of the smooth skin and her flowery perfume.
  • I took off my shoes and rested my feet on her thighs as she massaged them.
  • In fact I was having trouble finding a place to rest my eyes.
  • Should children with defective vision be resting their eyes?
  • Slinging his mac over the back of a pew he sat down and rested his feet on the one in front.
► pull the rug (out) from under somebody/somebody’s feet► scuff your feet/heels
  • If we just let him keep talking, pretty soon he's going to shoot himself in the foot.
  • Once again, the government has shot itself in the foot -- this time by reducing widows' pensions.
  • A classic case of shooting ourselves in the foot, the chairman, Sir Alan Cockshaw, admitted ruefully yesterday.
  • But at the end of the day, they could end up shooting themselves in the foot.
  • Conceptually, the worst crime committed here is that the story shoots itself in the foot by making the political too personal.
  • He certainly shot himself in the foot, pulling out of Glastonbury and playing Finsbury Park.
  • Men shot themselves in the foot, like in wartime.
  • So they shot themselves in the foot.
  • This is another classic example of our ability to shoot ourselves in the feet.
  • Yet when Labour's prospects are rosiest, it always seems to shoot itself in the foot.
  • Monica shuffled her feet nervously and stared at the floor.
  • Archie shuffled his feet and looked as if he'd like to vanish up his parlour chimney.
  • Des shuffles his feet, like he's just the driver and didn't oughta be around.
  • People cease to cough or sniff or shuffle their feet.
  • She looked down and shuffled her feet inanely.
  • So I breathe out long and slowly, and I shuffle my feet.
  • Standing at the kitchen counter, shuffling his feet to the music, he caught himself smiling from ear to ear.
  • This only discomfited the coroner further, he stared down at the floor and shuffled his feet like some clumsy schoolboy.
► five feet/two metres etc square
  • Able to stand on her own feet.
  • I guess I shall have to learn to stand on my own feet.
  • Out-and-out competitive in the world market standing on our own feet?
  • She's very kind, but we ought to stand on our own feet.
  • She, who'd always stood on her own feet, fought her own battles.
  • Such beliefs are able to stand on their own feet, without support from others.
  • Using the market price means that each division must stand on its own feet, as though it were an independent company.
  • It would be too bad if the Panzers overran our positions and we were found to be in our stocking feet.
► have a sure hold/footing
  • Donald absolutely swept me off my feet.
  • She's just waiting to be swept off her feet by a handsome stranger.
  • Then Peter came into my life and swept me off my feet.
  • He can think on his feet quicker than anyone I've ever met.
  • I've always been good at thinking on my feet.
  • Industry today needs workers who can think on their feet and relearn their jobs constantly.
  • She clasped them and tried to think on her feet.
  • She had to use a lot of initiative and think on her feet.
  • Stay alert and think on your feet.
  • Their ability to think on their feet impressed the boss.
  • This will probably be to see if you can think on your feet and react well under stress.
  • You must not be afraid of thinking on your feet and adding good ideas that occur to you as you speak.
  • She glanced through the open gateway, her attention caught by the tramp of boots.
  • Women are voting with their feet and leaving the party in large numbers.
  • If not, they will vote with their feet when they are old enough to do so.
  • Perhaps it is not surprising that many younger doctors are voting with their feet.
  • The Derbyshire Times noted that defiant parents were voting with their feet by keeping children away from school.
  • Oliver expects us to wait on him hand and foot.
► walk somebody off their feet► within two feet/ten years etc either way
  • Come in, take the weight off your feet.
  • Make the bed - then you can lie down and take the weight off your feet while we talk.
► have the world at your feet
  • We just got off on the wrong foot the other day.
  • Unfortunately, Pope got off on the wrong foot with his new troops.
  • We got off on the wrong foot the other day and it was my fault.
 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!
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