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

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

Bancroft’s great-grandmother, who was a young girl at the time, was among those who escaped from the fort and safely made the journey back home on foot.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• nomadic
• peripatetic
• roving
• wandering