Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: put a foot wrong Page #13

Yee yee! We've found 687 phrases and idioms matching put a foot wrong.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
Swiss bank accountAny place considered safe or secure to put things in.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tag upOf a baserunner, when a fly ball is hit, to put one's foot on the base one is currently at until the ball is caught. When the ball is caught, the baserunner may attempt to advance to the next base, at the risk of being tagged out.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
take a bulletto sacrifice oneself for another; to put oneself in harm's way in place of anotherRate it:

(2.67 / 3 votes)
take a wrong turn at AlbuquerqueTo take a wrong turn or miss a turn in a journey, so reaching a place distant from the original goal.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.Rate it:

(3.25 / 4 votes)
take up withTo be contented to receive; to receive without opposition; to put up with.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
talk like an apothecaryTo use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are pedantic in their language.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
team playerAn individual who is known to work or play well as a member of a team and put team goals before personal gain.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tear up the pea patchTo put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
tell againstTo function as a liability (for someone); to put into a condition of disadvantage.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
ten foot poleSee not touch something with a ten foot pole.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tenir le loup par la queueTo have hold of the sow by the wrong ear.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the boot is on the other footAlternative form of the shoe is on the other footRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the end justifies the meansMorally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes; actions can only be considered morally right or wrong by virtue of the morality of the outcome.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the shoe is on the other footThe roles of people in a situation have been reversed, such the advantage has shifted to a party which was previously disadvantaged.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
there's many a slip twixt cup and lipIn any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stickTry the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isnRate it:

(3.00 / 4 votes)
throw onTo hastily put on.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
throw shapesTo act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tickle the dragon's tailTo do something that has a risk of going catastrophically wrong.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
to 'put out''put out'; To engage in 'heavy petting' or 'sexual congress'. a Depression expression, may be archaic:Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
to get hold of wrong end of the stickto not understand the situation correctlyRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
to get one's wires crossedOne can get their wires crossed by asking the wrong question or making a confusing statement or by interpreting the answer incorrectly, or by receiving confusing answers to confusing statements.Rate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
to let a frog out of one's mouthTo say the wrong thing.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
toe outTo have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, pointing outward, the right foot pointing to the right and the left foot pointing to the left, from the the body.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
totum se committere, tradere alicuito put oneself entirely in some one's hands.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Touch Something with Ten-Foot PoleAvoiding something at every cost; staying away from problematic situationsRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tout mauvais cas est niableA man may be expected to deny a deed that he knows to be wrong.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
traditional american public opinion favors a president who is strong and wrong over one who is meekA United States President must portray a persona who strong and competent.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tranchons le motIn plain English; Not to mince matters; To put it plainly.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
trim upTo put up trimmings, especially at Christmas.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
turn roundTo put into an opposing position; to reverse.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Two FacedDeceitful and disloyal; wrongRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
up jumped the devilwhen wrong is being doneRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
ut breviter dicamto put it briefly.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
ut verius dicamto put it more exactly.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
vela in altum dare (Liv. 25. 27)to put to sea.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
verbal phrasetwo or more words that when put together express a thought or ideaRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
verbal phrasetwo or more words that when put together express a thought or ideaRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
vitae finem facereto put an end to one's life.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
vous faites fausse routeYou are taking the wrong road; You are on the wrong track.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
vous lui faites injureYou wrong him.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
vous ne me ferez pas prendre le changeYou will not impose upon me, put me on the wrong scent.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
vous prenez tout en malYou put a wrong construction on everything.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
vous vous adressez mal; vous vous adressez bien (ironic.)You have come to the wrong person; You have mistaken your man.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
vous vous êtes mis dans votre tortYou put yourself in the wrong.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
vultum componere ad severitatemto put on a stern air.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
wait on hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
wait on hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
wait on someone hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

(2.00 / 2 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for put a foot wrong:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
Something smells _______ about this.
A disastrous
B nice
C delicious
D fishy

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ