feet
noun1
Phrases with feet
- at one's feetAt one's disposition; easily controlled by someone due to their power, affluence, charm, etc.
- at the feet ofAs a disciple, student, subordinate or worshiper of.
- beat feetTo run.
- drag one's feetTo procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.
- feet firstWith the feet preceding the rest of the body.
- feet of clayIn someone apparently strong and without failings, a hidden weakness which could lead to downfall.
- find one's feetTo grow in confidence in a new situation as one gains experience.
- get one's feet wetTo begin gaining experience; to tentatively try something new.
- get to one's feetTo stand up.
- hold someone's feet to the fireTo maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone in order to induce them to comply with one's desires; to hold someone accountable for their actions.
- itchy feetA strong desire to travel; wanderlust.
- land on one's feetTo be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.
- lay something at the feet ofTo assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).
- on one's feetWhile standing up or walking, running, etc.
- out on one's feetStanding erect but not consciously aware of one's surroundings, or only minimally aware, and having little or no ability to control one's bodily actions, as a result of physical injury or exhaustion.
- plant one's feetTo insist on something firmly or with stubbornness.
- put one's feet upTo relax.
- quick on one's feetsharp-witted.
- run someone off their feetTo cause someone to become very busy, especially to an exhausting degree; to make someone work very hard and very quickly.
- six feet underBuried underground; not alive; dead.