- put your feet up
- to sit down and relax, especially with your feet raised off the ground
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put your feet up
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put your feet up — phrase to sit down and relax, especially with your feet raised off the ground Thesaurus: to rest, relax or do nothingsynonym to sit or lie downhyponym to waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant thingssynonym Main entry: foot * * … Useful english dictionary
put your feet up — put (your) feet up to relax and do very little. After working all week, you deserve to put your feet up on the weekend. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of put your feet up (= to sit with your feet supported above the ground) … New idioms dictionary
put your best foot forward — Meaning Make a bold start. Origin Apparently from the days when women looked for a well turned leg in a man. Rather an odd saying as it implies you have three or more feet. Put your better foot forward would make more sense … Meaning and origin of phrases
on your feet — on (your/its) feet feeling better or being in better condition. He s the one who put the company on its feet again. Usage notes: often used in the form back on your feet: After his mother died, it took him a few months to get back on his feet … New idioms dictionary
put feet up — put (your) feet up to relax and do very little. After working all week, you deserve to put your feet up on the weekend. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of put your feet up (= to sit with your feet supported above the ground) … New idioms dictionary
Take a Load Off Your Feet — Infobox Song Name = Take a Load Off Your Feet Border = Caption = Type = Artist = The Beach Boys alt Artist = Album = Surf s Up Published = Released = August 30, 1971 track no = 3 Recorded = January 1970 early 1971 Genre = Pop Length = 2:29 Writer … Wikipedia
put up — verb 1. place so as to be noticed (Freq. 4) post a sign post a warning at the dump • Syn: ↑post • Derivationally related forms: ↑posting (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
put one's feet up — When you put your feet up, you sit down and relax. You must be tired. Come in and put your feet up … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pick your way — always followed by an adverb or preposition : to walk very slowly while carefully choosing where to put your feet The horses slowly pick their way across the rocky ground. We picked our way down the muddy path. • • • Main Entry: ↑pick … Useful english dictionary
pick your way (across, along, among, over, through something) — pick your ˈway (across, along, among, over, through sth) idiom to walk carefully, choosing the safest, driest, etc. place to put your feet • She picked her way delicately over the rough ground. Main entry: ↑pickidiom … Useful english dictionary
