on foot

Idioms and Phrases

Walking or running, not using a vehicle. For example, There's no road to the lodge; we have to get there on foot . [c. 1300] Also see hoof it ; on one's feet ; on the right foot .

Example Sentences

Officers tried to stop the car, but the driver crashed into their patrol car and the three women tried to escape on foot.

From Los Angeles Times

Stephen Cotgreave was on foot patrol alone in the palace gardens on 6 December 2022 when he accidentally dropped the magazine - the part of the gun that holds or stores bullets before they are fired - from his firearm.

From BBC

Officers said the two occupants of the car, thought to be a man and a woman, subsequently fled the scene on foot.

From BBC

During the last ice age however, Australia and Tasmania were connected by a huge land bridge, which allowed people to reach Tasmania on foot.

From Science Daily

They moved “on foot, by scooter, or car… committing severe assaults”.

From BBC

Related Words

• nomadic
• peripatetic
• roving
• wandering