15 PHRASE 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. [INFORMAL ]
16 PHRASE 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. □ You're not in a position to remove me. The boot is now on the other foot.
17 PHRASE If someone puts their foot down , they use their authority in order to stop something happening. □ He should have put his foot down and said it was all far too early.
18 PHRASE If someone puts their foot down when they are driving, they drive as fast as they can. □ I asked the driver to put his foot down for Nagchukha.
19 PHRASE 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. [INFORMAL ] □ Our chairman has really put his foot in it, poor man, though he doesn't know it.
20 PHRASE If you put your feet up , you relax or have a rest, especially by sitting or lying with your feet supported off the ground. □ After supper he'd put his feet up and read. It was a pleasant prospect.
21 PHRASE If you never put a foot wrong , you never make any mistakes. □ When he's around, we never put a foot wrong.
22 PHRASE 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 never sets foot in a place, you are emphasizing that they never go there. [EMPHASIS ] □ …the day the first man set foot on the moon. □ A little later I left that place and never set foot in Texas again.
23 PHRASE If someone has to stand on their own two feet , they have to be independent and manage their lives without help from other people. □ 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.
24 PHRASE If you get or rise to your feet , you stand up. □ Malone got to his feet and followed his superior out of the suite. □ He sprang to his feet and ran outside.
25 PHRASE 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. □ Even though they had been preparing for the election for some time, they got off on the wrong foot.
26 to foot the bill → see bill
27 foot in the door → see door
28 drag your feet → see drag
29 to vote with your feet → see vote
foot|age /fʊ t I dʒ/ N‑UNCOUNT Footage of a particular event is a film of it or the part of a film which shows this event. □ They are planning to show exclusive footage from this summer's festivals.
foo t-and-mou th dis|ease N‑UNCOUNT Foot-and-mouth disease or foot-and-mouth is a serious and highly infectious disease that affects cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats.
foot|ball ◆◆◇ /fʊ tbɔːl/ (footballs )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Football is a game played by two teams of eleven players using a round ball. Players kick the ball to each other and try to score goals by kicking the ball into a large net. [BRIT ] □ Several boys were still playing football on the waste ground. □ …Arsenal Football Club. □ …Italian football fans. in AM, use soccer 2 N‑UNCOUNT Football is a game played by two teams of eleven players using an oval ball. Players carry the ball in their hands or throw it to each other as they try to score goals that are called touchdowns. [AM ] □ Two blocks beyond our school was a field where boys played football. □ …this year's national college football championship. in BRIT, use American football 3 N‑COUNT A football is a ball that is used for playing football.
foot|ball|er /fʊ tbɔːlə r / (footballers ) N‑COUNT A footballer is a person who plays football, especially as a profession. [BRIT ] in AM, use soccer player
foot|balling /fʊ tbɔːl I ŋ/ ADJ [ADJ n] Footballing means relating to the playing of football. [BRIT ] □ My two years at Farnham were the best of my footballing life.
foo t|ball pools N‑PLURAL If you do the football pools , you take part in a gambling competition in which people try to win money by guessing the results of football matches. [BRIT ]
foot|bridge /fʊ tbr I dʒ/ (footbridges ) N‑COUNT A footbridge is a narrow bridge for people travelling on foot.
foo t-dragging N‑UNCOUNT Foot-dragging is the action of deliberately slowing down a plan or process. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ After years of foot-dragging, the government is listening.
-footed /-fʊ tid/
1 COMB -footed combines with words such as 'heavy' or 'light' to form adjectives which indicate how someone moves or walks. □ …a slim, light-footed little man. □ He was a nimble-footed boy of ten.
2 → see also flat-footed , foot , sure-footed
foot|er /fʊ tə r / (footers ) N‑COUNT A footer is text such as a name or page number that can be automatically displayed at the bottom of each page of a printed document. Compare header . [COMPUTING ]
foot|fall /fʊ tfɔːl/ (footfalls ) N‑COUNT A footfall is the sound that is made by someone walking each time they take a step. [LITERARY ] □ She heard Tom's familiar, flat footfall on the staircase.