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Of the ones ww queried, I have heard:
my foot! an expression of disbelief, similar to pull the other one
to find one's feet to get to know the ropes
to get to one's feet to stand up, usually to give a speech
to put a foot wrong I've only heard this one in the negative to not put a foot wrong -- to perform perfectly without any mistakes
to set foot again usually in the negative to have never set foot somewhere -- emphatic way of saying you've never been there (because it's a disreputable place?)
Wordwind also glosses to foot it as to hurry, but I've always heard it as meaning to dance.
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Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Best Foot Forward (Footnotes II) WhitmanO'Neill 11/26/01 02:20 AM Re: Best Foot Forward (Footnotes II) Wordwind 11/27/01 01:24 AM Re: Best Foot Forward (Footnotes II) Bingley 11/27/01 09:17 AM Re: Best Foot Forward (Footnotes II) tsuwm 11/27/01 04:06 PM Re: Best Foot Forward (Footnotes II) Jackie 11/27/01 04:14 PM Re: Best Foot Forward (Footnotes II) of troy 11/27/01 05:55 PM Re: Best Foot Forward (Footnotes II) WhitmanO'Neill 11/28/01 05:11 AM
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