foot ‧ work /ˈfʊtwɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1 . skilful use of your feet when dancing or playing a sport
good/neat/fancy etc footwork
The England keeper revealed some fancy footwork in the victory over Nottingham Forest.
2 . skilful methods that you use to achieve something
fancy/deft/nifty etc footwork
It took a bit of deft footwork to get them to agree.