WRONG-FOOT


Meaning of WRONG-FOOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrȯŋ-ˌfu̇t ]

transitive verb

Date: 1928

chiefly British : to cause (as an opponent in soccer or tennis) to lean into or step with the wrong foot ; broadly : to disrupt the equilibrium of

a speed and flexibility that repeatedly wrong-foot ed his enemies — Anthony Lloyd

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.