noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
100 feet/30 metres etc high
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waves up to 40 metres high
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a ten-foot high statue
3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick
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The walls are about two meters thick.
5 metres/3 feet etc in breadth
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The boat measured 15 feet in length and 4 feet in breadth.
a height of 2,500 feet/10,000 metres etc
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The aircraft was flying at a height of 10,000 metres.
a height of six feet/ten metres etc
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Sunflowers can grow to a height of 15 feet.
crow's feet
every few feet/ten yards etc
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There were traffic lights every ten yards.
five miles/ten feet etc away
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Geneva is about 20 miles away.
flat feet
got to...feet (= stood up )
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Peter got to his feet .
grow to/reach a length of 2 metres/8 feet etc
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A blue whale can reach a length of 100 feet.
have a length of 1 metre/2 feet etc
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These leaves have a length of about 7 cm.
hind legs/feet/quarters/limbs
itchy feet (= the desire to go somewhere new )
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I’ve only been back home for a few months and I’ve already got itchy feet .
jumped to...feet
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She jumped to her feet and left.
leapt to...feet (= stood up quickly )
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She leapt to her feet and started shouting.
quick on...feet (= able to move about quickly )
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Boxers have to be quick on their feet .
rushed off...feet (= extremely busy )
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I’ve been rushed off my feet all day.
scrambled to...feet (= stood up very quickly and awkwardly )
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Micky scrambled to his feet and hurried into the kitchen.
several inches/feet of snow
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More than eight inches of snow fell in 48 hours.
shaky on...feet (= not able to walk very well )
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Grandad was a little shaky on his feet .
six feet/ten metres etc in height
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None of these sculptures was less than three metres in height.
soles of...feet
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The soles of his feet were caked in mud.
sprang to his feet (= stood up suddenly )
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He sprang to his feet and rushed after her.
stamping...feet (= because she was cold )
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She stood at the bus stop stamping her feet .
ten feet/five metres etc across
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The river is 2 kilometres across.
three feet/two metres etc in width
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It’s about six metres in width.
tie sb’s hands/arms/legs/feet
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One of them tied her hands behind her back.
two miles/six feet etc apart
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Place the two posts 6 metres apart.
unsteady on her feet (= she might fall over )
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She was quite unsteady on her feet .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
as little as £5/3 months/10 feet etc
be light on your feet
be rushed/run off your feet
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All the sales assistants are run off their feet . The shop ought to take on more staff.
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It's my son's birthday party tomorrow. I've been absolutely rushed off my feet getting ready for it.
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Bus managers were expecting to be rushed off their feet .
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He was in livery, and told me he was rushed off his feet .
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Obviously, the emergency services are run off their feet .
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There had been lots of problems, and they were rushed off their feet .
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We were rushed off our feet yesterday.
be/get back on your feet
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But we are reliably informed that Angus will be back on his feet and more importantly that seat tomorrow.
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He got back on his feet , and they all made another parade around the stage.
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In those early years, Macey helped Dole literally get back on his feet .
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It was an inexpensive, safe, stable environment for families while they got back on their feet .
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Never got back on her feet again, really.
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The Mirror Group would soon be back on its feet .
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We can get back on our feet .
be/get under your feet
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The kids have been under my feet all day long.
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That way you will not be under her feet .
cut the ground from under sb's feet
drag your feet/heels
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And don't drag your feet.
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Elsewhere they dragged their feet until it became clear that the laws were unenforceable.
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Mr de Klerk's people say the Congress is dragging its feet because it is too disorganised to talk.
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On the other hand, the agency has been dragging its feet all the way in making the endangered determination.
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On this occasion, their leaders have dragged their heels at every stage, without giving any of the ideas a chance.
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The council was informed about the anniversary two years ago but has dragged its heels over putting it on any agenda.
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They thus exhibit a strong tendency to drag their feet as doomsday draws nearer.
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Was it because he feared the Republicans were going to hammer him in the 1996 election for dragging his feet on enlargement?
fall/land on your feet
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After some ups and downs, young Mr Davison has landed on his feet .
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Even in an industry that shrinks faster than microwave bacon, the good people landed on their feet .
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Forgive the cliché, but for once I have fallen on my feet .
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He pushed the floor, and flipped over in the air, landing on his feet .
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However he landed on his feet .
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Jonathon is a trained musician filling in as a cleaner between jobs and he fell on his feet at the Oxford Playhouse.
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This is a company that tends to land on its feet .
feet of clay
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After all, audiences want to be entertained, not see their idols with feet of clay.
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Another hero with foot and mouth disease, feet of clay and a mouth less than squeaky clean.
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Jay swept away what she had learned in pain about feet of clay and natural caution.
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Still, she thought ruefully, most heroes would have feet of clay if studied closely.
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The discovery of his idol's feet of clay proves intolerable to the lonely, emotionally stunted fan.
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Was it, perhaps, in the 1960s that the notion became clear that no idol can exist without feet of clay?
find your feet
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I asked Susie if I could stay with her till I found my feet.
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Susie said I could stay at her place for a while, just until I found my feet.
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This organization's role is to help refugees find their feet when they arrive in the host country.
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But Cambridge found their feet and took an audacious lead.
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If this means raising their chair, workers may find their feet are dangling.
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It yielded after causing only moderate cranial discomfort, but as it did I found my feet caught up in something.
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Lord Airlie also went out of his way to help me find my feet.
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New democracies have been born, struggling against appalling odds to find their feet, with hyper-inflation and national rivalries.
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New teachers in their first year or so are still very much in the process of finding their feet.
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We have to help them find their feet.
five feet/two metres etc square
get/have cold feet
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They later got cold feet and canceled the order.
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But the prince got cold feet and failed to turn up.
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He and his neighbors bought a fire truck to protect their area, but the neighbors got cold feet.
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He gets cold feet and phones his bank manager asking him to stop the cheque.
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I began to get cold feet, but these other two guys were totally positive and they were absolutely right.
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Juicy, tender and sinfully rich, I immodestly enjoyed every one when my companion got cold feet.
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Some are said to be getting cold feet.
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Unfortunately he, the lover, had got cold feet at the last minute.
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We are all tired, and have cold feet and hands.
get/jump/rise etc to your feet
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Antony rose to his feet and stood gazing intensely at her.
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He got to his feet , did a 365-degree scan, and moved on.
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Kay McGovern rose to his feet , cheering appreciatively when the performance ended.
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The three men turned, facing it, Kao Chen getting to his feet .
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They got to their feet and consulted; then they disappeared.
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Zeinab rose to her feet and swept out of the box.
have sb/sth at your feet
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I have lain at his feet .
have the world at your feet
have two left feet
have two left feet
have/keep both feet on the ground
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She's really creative, but she also has her feet firmly on the ground.
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So I guess inversely he taught me the need to be prepared and keep both feet on the ground.
in your stockinged/stocking feet
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It would be too bad if the Panzers overran our positions and we were found to be in our stocking feet.
knock/lift etc sb off their feet
land on your feet
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Capra lost his job, but landed on his feet when Columbia Pictures hired him.
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After some ups and downs, young Mr Davison has landed on his feet.
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Even in an industry that shrinks faster than microwave bacon, the good people landed on their feet.
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He pushed the floor, and flipped over in the air, landing on his feet.
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However he landed on his feet.
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This is a company that tends to land on its feet.
leave feet first
not let the grass grow under your feet
off your feet
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It was a relief to get off my feet for a while.
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The doctor told me to stay off my feet for a few days.
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But the stories never swept the reading public off its feet the way the Sherlock Holmes tales did.
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He kind of swept me off my feet .
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He was in livery, and told me he was rushed off his feet .
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The boys aim only to get one over on the girls while the girls dream of being romantically swept off their feet .
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They have not, therefore, been swept off their feet .
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They placed a lavatory chain around his neck and hoisted him off his feet .
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We were rushed off our feet yesterday.
on your feet
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She'd been on her feet all morning without once sitting down.
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You go. I've been on my feet all day, and I need a rest.
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A correspondent from the New York Times was on his feet .
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A socialist youth was on his feet , roaring with all the force and outrage of his years.
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Daley was on his feet , his arms waving, his mouth working.
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He was on his feet , gathering up books from his desk.
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He was on his feet , holding out his hand to Nick who went to him and took it trustingly.
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I was on my feet in the darkness, dressing quietly.
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The crowd was on its feet .
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The ones she had just knocked down were on their feet again, hopping on the steps around her.
pick your feet up
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Ronnie, stop shuffling and pick your feet up.
pull the rug (out) from under sb/sb's feet
pull yourself up/to your feet etc
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Behind Duvall, Jimmy could see that Barbara was pulling herself to her feet.
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Granny pulled herself to her feet and tottered over to the bench, where Hodgesaargh had left his jar of flame.
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On March 4 she caught hold of the end of her buggy and twice pulled herself to her feet.
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Weary now that the excitement of the film was no longer sweeping her along, she pulled herself to her feet.
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Whitlock pulled himself to his feet and winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg.
put your feet up
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Well, at least put your feet up for a few minutes. Would you like a drink?
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When you're pregnant and doing a full-time job, you must find time to put your feet up.
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E for elevation, otherwise known as putting your feet up.
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He pushed the ottoman over and I put my feet up.
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He says it gave him time to put his feet up and relax.
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Take off your coat and put your feet up.
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Tammuz had dimmed the lights, put his feet up, and asked the computer to tune in the wall-screen.
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That boy needs a lot of teaching, he thought, putting his feet up.
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Then he put his feet up on the bench and snored for ten minutes.
rest your feet/legs/eyes etc
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Fit in periods away from people, giving yourself the opportunity to renew your energy and rest your eyes.
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He rested his eyes on her, very conscious of the smooth skin and her flowery perfume.
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I took off my shoes and rested my feet on her thighs as she massaged them.
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In fact I was having trouble finding a place to rest my eyes.
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Should children with defective vision be resting their eyes?
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Slinging his mac over the back of a pew he sat down and rested his feet on the one in front.
scuff your feet/heels
shuffle your feet
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Monica shuffled her feet nervously and stared at the floor.
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Archie shuffled his feet and looked as if he'd like to vanish up his parlour chimney.
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Des shuffles his feet, like he's just the driver and didn't oughta be around.
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People cease to cough or sniff or shuffle their feet.
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She looked down and shuffled her feet inanely.
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So I breathe out long and slowly, and I shuffle my feet.
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Standing at the kitchen counter, shuffling his feet to the music, he caught himself smiling from ear to ear.
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This only discomfited the coroner further, he stared down at the floor and shuffled his feet like some clumsy schoolboy.
stand on your own (two) feet
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Able to stand on her own feet.
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I guess I shall have to learn to stand on my own feet.
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Out-and-out competitive in the world market standing on our own feet?
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She's very kind, but we ought to stand on our own feet.
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She, who'd always stood on her own feet, fought her own battles.
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Such beliefs are able to stand on their own feet, without support from others.
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Using the market price means that each division must stand on its own feet, as though it were an independent company.
sweep sb off their feet
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Donald absolutely swept me off my feet.
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She's just waiting to be swept off her feet by a handsome stranger.
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Then Peter came into my life and swept me off my feet.
take the weight off your feet
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Come in, take the weight off your feet.
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Make the bed - then you can lie down and take the weight off your feet while we talk.
the patter of tiny feet
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Are we going to hear the patter of tiny feet?
the tramp of feet/boots
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She glanced through the open gateway, her attention caught by the tramp of boots.
think on your feet
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He can think on his feet quicker than anyone I've ever met.
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I've always been good at thinking on my feet.
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Industry today needs workers who can think on their feet and relearn their jobs constantly.
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She clasped them and tried to think on her feet.
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She had to use a lot of initiative and think on her feet.
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Stay alert and think on your feet.
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Their ability to think on their feet impressed the boss.
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This will probably be to see if you can think on your feet and react well under stress.
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You must not be afraid of thinking on your feet and adding good ideas that occur to you as you speak.
vote with your feet
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Women are voting with their feet and leaving the party in large numbers.
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If not, they will vote with their feet when they are old enough to do so.
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Perhaps it is not surprising that many younger doctors are voting with their feet.
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The Derbyshire Times noted that defiant parents were voting with their feet by keeping children away from school.
walk sb off their feet
within two feet/ten years etc either way
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His feet are wide apart, legs straight, and his head is looking down the pitch over the left shoulder.
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I left the overstuffed backpack on the floor, wedged between my feet .
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It dates from mid-twelfth century and is nearly 50 feet high, built in six stages.
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One option included enacting a temporary moratorium that would prohibit installing any wireless facility within 250 feet of a residential zone.
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She stood beside McAiister; her feet splayed as though barring the door.
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Struggling to his feet , he realised he was waving his sword.
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The lamp shattered at their feet .
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Use the legs and feet to initiate movement.