- feet first
- humorous
if someone leaves a place feet first, they are carried out of it after they are dead
The only way I'm leaving this house is feet first!
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feet first
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feet first — humorous phrase if someone leaves a place feet first, they are carried out of it after they are dead The only way I’m leaving this house is feet first! Thesaurus: deadsynonym Main entry: foot … Useful english dictionary
feet first — adverb a) With the feet preceding the rest of the body. If that door opens and any one of you cusses lets on theres anything unusual, right here and then I sure start plugging. They aint a soulll get out the room except feet first. b) In the… … Wiktionary
Feet First — Infobox Film name = Feet First caption = Original US release poster director = Clyde Bruckman producer = Harold Lloyd writer = starring = Harold Lloyd (Harold Horne) Barbara Kent (Barbara) Robert McWade (Mr. Tanner) music = Mischa Bakaleinikoff… … Wikipedia
feet first — dead This is the way corpses tend to be carried: Cut up rough and you ll go out feet first. (Deighton, 1981) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
feet first — with the feet in front. ↘dead, as in a coffin. → foot … English new terms dictionary
feet·first — /ˌfiːtˈfɚst/ adv : with the feet leading She jumped into the pool feetfirst. compare ↑headfirst … Useful english dictionary
Feet first — 1. dead; 2. thoughtlessly; impetuously … Dictionary of Australian slang
feet first — Australian Slang 1. dead; 2. thoughtlessly; impetuously … English dialects glossary
be carried out feet first — if someone will not leave a place until they are carried out feet first, they will not leave until they are dead. James would never leave his home to go to a retirement village he d be carried out feet first! … New idioms dictionary
come home feet first — to be killed Corpses are usually carried that way, although the opposite happens with coffins: Whoever came home feet first, it wasn t going to be him. (Fraser, 1977) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
