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I'll go to the foot of our stairsExpressing astonishment.Rate it:

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il a mis les pieds dans le plat (fam.)He put his foot in it.Rate it:

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il est en première ligneHe is in the front rank.Rate it:

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il mène plusieurs affaires de frontHe carries on several schemes simultaneously; He has many irons in the fire.Rate it:

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il ne sait ni A ni BHe does not know B from a bull’s foot; He cannot read; He is a perfect ignoramus.Rate it:

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in front of one's nosePlain; clearly apparent; obvious.Rate it:

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in one's faceIn front of someone's face; before someone's eyes.Rate it:

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in the front rowUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see in,‎ front row.Rate it:

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in the front rowAble to witness everything.Rate it:

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in the front rowProminent, demanding attention.Rate it:

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iter ingredi (pedibus, equo, terra)to begin a journey (on foot, on horseback, by land).Rate it:

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iter terrestre, pedestretravel by land, on foot.Rate it:

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ius ac fas omne delereto trample all law under foot.Rate it:

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kick with the other footTo belong to a different religion.Rate it:

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kneel beforeTo kneel in front of someone or something, especially in order to worship or supplicate.Rate it:

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le pied m'a manquéMy foot slipped.Rate it:

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lie before(especially of something honorific) to be situated in front ofRate it:

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look aheadto look in front of you literallyRate it:

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marcher de frontTo walk abreast.Rate it:

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my footIndicates disapproval, disregard, disdain, disgust or disbelief; "my foot" is said after you say something to show emphatically that you do not believe something is trueRate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleTo avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion.Rate it:

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now and thenSometimes; occasionally; also said with the word every in front: every now and thenRate it:

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off the back footFrom a defensive position.Rate it:

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omnia iura pervertereto trample all law under foot.Rate it:

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on the back footIn a defensive posture; off-balance.Rate it:

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on the front footIn a dominant position.Rate it:

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open mouth, insert footsaid when someone just said something they shouldn't have saidRate it:

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oppidum monti subiectum estthe town lies at the foot of a mountain.Rate it:

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partir du bon piedTo put one’s best foot foremost.Rate it:

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partir du mauvais piedTo start off on the wrong foot.Rate it:

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pas devant les enfantsNot in front of the children.Rate it:

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pedibus ireto go on foot.Rate it:

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pedibus obterere, conculcareto trample under foot.Rate it:

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pig latinA made up language often used as a way to speak in front of people (often children and often by parents) without them knowing what you are sayingRate it:

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pigeon-toedTo stand, walk, or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot face toward each other and the knees also turn inward toward each other--like a pigeon's toes.Rate it:

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pound the pavementTo travel on foot; to walk or run.Rate it:

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push pastTo rudely force one's way in front of another.Rate it:

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put a foot wrongTo make a mistake.Rate it:

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put foot to assTo beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop assRate it:

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put one foot in front of the otherTo move forward, progress steadily.Rate it:

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put one foot in front of the otherTo walk, decomposed to stress the fundamentality of the task.Rate it:

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put one's best foot forwardTo show oneself in the best or most positive way possible; to make a favorable impression.Rate it:

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put one's foot downTo insist, demand, or refuse.Rate it:

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put one's foot downTo make a car go faster, accelerate.Rate it:

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put one's foot down onTo put a stop to, suppress; to reject.Rate it:

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put one's foot down uponTo put a stop to, suppress; to reject.Rate it:

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put one's foot in itTo make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing, or offensive.Rate it:

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put one's foot in one's mouthTo misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong.Rate it:

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put the same shoe on every footTo attempt to apply a single solution to different problems.Rate it:

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Put Your Best Foot ForwardTo leave the perfect first impression, to try your best to do somethingRate it:

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