noun
1 secure grip with your feet
ADJECTIVE
▪ firm , sure
VERB + FOOTING
▪ keep
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He struggled to keep his ~ on the slippery floor.
▪ regain
▪ be sure of
▪
She looked over her shoulder to be sure of her ~.
▪ lose , miss
▪ provide (sb with)
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The sole of this shoe will provide a firm ~ even on slippery surfaces.
2 basis on which sth exists/operates
ADJECTIVE
▪ firm , good , proper , secure , solid , sound , strong , sure
▪ equal , the same
▪
All claimants stand on an equal legal ~.
▪ new
▪ permanent
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The arrangement was put on a permanent ~ earlier this year.
▪ commercial ( esp. BrE ), financial , legal
▪ war
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The army was placed on a war ~ (= prepared for war) .
VERB + FOOTING
▪ be on , stand on
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The two teams stand on an equal ~.
▪ be back on
▪ gain , get , have
▪
Planning procedures gained a ~ in local government.
▪ find
▪ regain ( esp. AmE )
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His career never quite regained its ~.
▪ get (sth) on , place sth on , put sth on
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We need to get the business on a sound ~.
▪ get (sth) back on
PREPOSITION
▪ on a … ~
▪
an attempt to put the economy on a more secure ~