WRONG-FOOT


Meaning of WRONG-FOOT in English

verb

[ vn ] ( BrE ) to put sb in a difficult or embarrassing situation by doing sth that they do not expect :

It was an attempt to wrong-foot the opposition.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.