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[fʊt] (plural feet [fiːt] ) noun I

1) [C] the part of your body at the end of your leg, on which you stand

He wiped his feet on the mat.[/ex]

She injured her right foot playing basketball.[/ex]

See:

shoot I,

stand I

2) (plural feet foot)

[C] a unit used for measuring length that is equal to 12 INCHES or about 30 CENTIMETRES

We had over two feet of snow last night.[/ex]

He's over six foot tall.[/ex]

3) [singular]the foot of sth the bottom or far end of something

She paused at the foot of the stairs.[/ex]

Look at the notes at the foot of the page.[/ex]

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back on your feet — well or successful again after being ill or having problems[/ex]

Jim's hoping he'll be back on his feet by next week.[/ex]

get/leap/rise etc to your feet — to stand up in a particular way[/ex]

Steve jumped to his feet.[/ex]

have/keep your feet on the ground — to have a sensible practical attitude to life[/ex]

land on your feet — to be lucky and get into a good situation after being in a difficult one[/ex]

Tim always manages to land on his feet.[/ex]

on your feet — standing[/ex]

I'm exhausted - I've been on my feet all afternoon![/ex]

on foot — walking[/ex]

We set off on foot.[/ex]

put your feet up — to sit down and relax with your feet raised off the ground[/ex]

put your foot down — to refuse very firmly to do or accept something[/ex]

Things can't carry on like this; you'll have to put your foot down.[/ex]

put your foot in it — British to accidentally say something that is embarrassing or that upsets or annoys someone[/ex]

set foot — to go to a place[/ex]

It was the first time I had set foot on French soil.[/ex]

under sb's feet — if someone is under your feet, they are annoying you by stopping you from doing what you need to do[/ex]

II verb foot [fʊt] foot the bill (for sth) — informal to pay for something[/ex] Are we expected to foot the bill for this?[/ex]