noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
fancy footwork (= skill at making deals )
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Negotiating a deal can take some fancy footwork .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
fancy
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He wasn't up to the fancy footwork required for duelling on the high seas.
good
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Speed comes partly from good footwork anyway.
nifty
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I find that the front-runner for the Labour leadership, after some nifty trade union footwork , is John Smith.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Good footwork consists essentially in the ability to move swiftly from one position to another without sacrificing balance.
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He has power, obviously, and the footwork necessary to dance with outside pass rushers.
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I did not consciously move-it seemed the ring itself spun my toes into the rehearsed footwork .
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Jim was uninterested in learning the kind of ecclesial footwork that would have made life easier for himself and his parish.
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The cold air is made even more apparent by the swift footwork when the entire cast jump lightly upwards away from the ground.
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The man complimented him on his footwork and suggested that he apply for a dance host position.
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These lent brilliance to the footwork which became more intricate and thus more interesting.
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Two-thirds of wing chun's active principle is based upon hand manoeuvres and subtle, shifting footwork .