- play footsie with someone
- informal
to show sexual interest in someone by touching their feet with yours, usually under a table
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play footsie with someone
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play footsie with someone — informal phrase to show sexual interest in someone by touching their feet with yours, usually under a table Thesaurus: to start a romantic or sexual relationshipsynonym Main entry: footsie … Useful english dictionary
play footsie with someone — play footsie with (someone) mainly American to be involved with a person or an organization secretly, because you know that other people will not approve. The government never forgave him for playing footsie with the terrorists … New idioms dictionary
play footsie with — (someone) mainly American to be involved with a person or an organization secretly, because you know that other people will not approve. The government never forgave him for playing footsie with the terrorists … New idioms dictionary
play footsie — If you play footsie with someone, you touch their feet lightly, especially under the table, to show your interest. Pete says they were playing footsie at the office Christmas lunch … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
play footsie — ( ● foot * * * touch someone s feet in such a way ■ work with someone in a close but covert way the FBI reported that the delegate was playing footsie with the Soviets * * * play footsie informal 1 : to secretly touch another person s foot with… … Useful english dictionary
play footsie(s) with — idi+inf play footsie(s) with a) to flirt with, esp. by furtively touching someone s foot or leg b) to engage in clandestine or illicit relations with … From formal English to slang
footsie — foot|sie [ futsi ] noun play footsie with someone INFORMAL to show sexual interest in someone by touching their feet with yours, usually under a table … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
play footsie — informal the action of touching someone s feet lightly with one s own feet as a playful expression of romantic interest. → footsie … English new terms dictionary
play footsie — informal to secretly touch someone s feet under a table with your feet, in order to show that you are sexually attracted to them. I think they were playing footsie in the meeting! (usually in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
footsie — UK [ˈfʊtsɪ] / US noun play footsie with someone … English dictionary
