feet

[ feet ]

noun

1. a plural of foot.

feet

/ fiːt /

noun

1. the plural of foot
2. at someone's feet
   as someone's disciple
3. be run off one's feet or be rushed off one's feet
   to be very busy
4. carry off one's feet or sweep off one's feet
   to fill with enthusiasm
5. feet of clay
   a weakness that is not widely known
6. get one's feet wet
   to begin to participate in something
7. have one's feet on the ground or keep one's feet on the ground
   to be practical and reliable
8. on one's feet or on its feet
   1. standing up
   2. in good health
   3. (of a business, company, etc) thriving
9. put one's feet up
   to rest
10. stand on one's own feet
    to be independent

Derived Forms

• ˈfeetless, adjective

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. drag one's feet, to act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant to act, comply, etc.:

   We can't begin the project until the steering committee stops dragging its feet.

2. land / fall on one's feet, to be lucky or successful, especially after difficulties:

   He's had some rough times but has finally landed on his feet.

3. on one's feet,
   1. in a standing position.
   2. in an independent or secure position:

      The loan helped him get on his feet again.

   3. in a restored or recovered state; able to continue:

      Psychotherapy helped her get back on her feet after her breakdown.

4. sit at the feet of, to attend upon as a disciple or follower:

   American writers and painters no longer sit at the feet of Europeans.

5. stand on one's own feet, Also stand on one's own two feet.
   1. to be financially self-supporting.
   2. to be independent:

      Overprotective parents do not prepare their children to stand on their own feet.

6. sweep one off one's feet, to impress or overwhelm by ability, enthusiasm, or charm:

   The gaiety of the occasion swept them off their feet.

More idioms and phrases containing feet

• at someone's feet
• both feet on the ground
• dead on one's feet
• don't let the grass grow under one's feet
• drag one's feet
• fall on one's feet
• get one's feet wet
• get the lead out of (one's feet)
• get to one's feet
• have two left feet
• hold someone's feet to the fire
• off one's feet
• on one's feet
• put one's feet up
• rush off one's feet
• shake the dust from one's feet
• six feet under
• stand on one's feet
• take the load off (one's feet)
• think on one's feet
• under one's feet
• vote with one's feet
• foot

Example Sentences

He has black hair, black eyes, is 5 feet 9 inches tall, and weighs 180 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times

For a rare, if not lucky, few days a year, Yosemite National Park’s famed El Capitan granite cliff converts into what looks like an active volcano jutting 3,000 feet above the valley floor.

From Los Angeles Times

Salah was sitting at her feet holding a glass of water and a tablet, looking "nervous and panicky", she says.

From BBC

By the next decade, Japanese flower farmers were growing them across the Southland; the species was able to survive on little water and stretched up to five feet tall.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, DaMart’s longtime friend Pamela O’Kane, who lives in Thousand Oaks, surveyed the scene in disbelief: Not more than a few hundred feet away, other homes stood virtually unscathed.

From Los Angeles Times