Nghĩa là gì: afoot 
afoot /ə'fut/
afoot /ə'fut/- tính từ & phó từ
- đi bộ, đi chân
- to go afoot throught the forest: đi bộ xuyên qua rừng
- đang tiến hành, đang làm
- trở dậy; hoạt động
- to be early afoot: trở dậy sớm
- đi bộ, đi chân
be caught on the wrong foot Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
best foot forward
Big Foot
caught flatfooted
fancy footwork
flatfoot
flatfooted
foot in the door
foot the bill
footloose and fancy free
get off on the wrong foot
not touch something with a ten-foot pole
one foot in the grave
play footsie
political football
put my foot down
put one's foot down
put one's foot in one's mouth
put your best foot forward
put your foot in it
put your foot in your mouth
set foot
shoe is on the other foot
shoot yourself in the foot
touch it with a ten-foot pole
wait on hand and foot
wait on you hand and foot
at the foot of
A temple stands at the foot of the mountain．山脚下有一座寺庙。
See explanatory notes at the foot of this page．参看本页下端的注解。
on foot
Sally's bicycle broke and she had to return home on foot．萨莉的自行车坏了，她只好步行回家。
2． being planned在计划中
Plans have been set on foot by the
company for a party，because Miss Jackson is retiring．公司已经计划举办一次聚会，以欢送杰克逊小姐退休。
A plan's on foot to invite the Minister of Health to visit our hospital．邀请卫生部长来我们医院访问的准备工作正在进行。
put one's foot into it
You certainly put your foot into it when you told the teacher that you hated homework．你对老师说你讨厌家庭作业，你这是犯了一个愚蠢的错误。
set foot in
From the moment you set foot in this house you've been grumbling—now what's wrong？你进屋后就一直在唠叨，到底出了什么事？
Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon，in July 1969．阿姆斯特朗是第1个登上月球的人，时间是1969年7月。
I left him，determined never to set foot in that house again．我离开了他，决心再也不进那屋了。
set foot in/on
From the moment you set foot in this house you've been grumbling—now what's wrong？你进屋后就一直在唠叨，到底出了什么事？
Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon，in July 1969．阿姆斯特朗是第1个登上月球的人，时间是1969年7月。
I left him，determined never to set foot in that house again．我离开了他，决心再也不进那屋了。
set foot on
From the moment you set foot in this house you've been grumbling—now what's wrong？你进屋后就一直在唠叨，到底出了什么事？
Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon，in July 1969．阿姆斯特朗是第1个登上月球的人，时间是1969年7月。
I left him，determined never to set foot in that house again．我离开了他，决心再也不进那屋了。
set on foot
Plans have been set on foot for a party for Miss Jackson，because she is retiring．已经计划为杰克逊小姐举行一个聚会，因为她要退休了。
wouldn't touch sth with a ten-foot pole
Idiom(s): wouldn't touch sth with a ten-foot poleTheme: AWAKEN
would not be involved with something under any circumstances.
• I know about the piece of vacant land for sale on Maple Street. I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole because there used to be a gas station there and the soil is polluted.
• I wouldn't touch that book with a ten-foot pole. It is nothing but gossip and scandal.
wait on sb hand and foot
Idiom(s): wait on sb hand and footTheme: ASSISTANCE
to serve someone very well, attending to all personal needs.
• I don't mind bringing you your coffee, but I don't intend to wait on you hand and foot.
• I don't want anyone to wait on me hand and foot. I can take care of myself.
The shoe is on the other foot
Idiom(s): The shoe is on the other footTheme: RECIPROCITY
A proverb meaning that one is experiencing the same things that one caused another person to experience. (Note the variations in the examples.)
• The teacher is taking a course in summer school and is finding out what it's like when the shoe is on the other foot.
• When the policeman was arrested, he learned what it was like to have the shoe on the other foot.
start off on the wrong foot
Idiom(s): start off on the wrong footTheme: BEGINNINGS
to begin [something] by doing something wrong.
• I don't want to start off on the wrong foot by saying something stupid. What should I say?
• Poor Donna started off on the wrong foot when she arrived forty minutes late.
set foot somewhere
Idiom(s): set foot somewhereTheme: ENTRANCE
to go or enter somewhere. (Often in the negative.)
• If I were you, I wouldn't set foot in that town.
• I wouldn't set foot in her house! Not after the way she spoke to me.
put one's best foot forward
Idiom(s): put one's best foot forwardTheme: APPEARANCE - IMPRESSION
to act or appear at one's best; to try to make a good impression.
• When you apply for a job, you should always put your best foot forward.
• I try to put my best foot forward whenever I meet someone for the first time.
off on the wrong foot
Idiom(s): be off on the wrong foot AND be off to a bad startTheme: WRONG
to have started something with negative factors.
• I'm sorry we are off to a bad start. I tried to be friendly.
• I hope that we won't be off to a bad start after our little argument.
not set foot somewhere
Idiom(s): not set foot somewhereTheme: AWAKEN
not to go somewhere.
• I wouldn't set foot in John's room. I'm very angry at him.
• He never set foot here.
hotfoot it out of somewhere
Idiom(s): hotfoot it out of somewhereTheme: DEPART
to run away from a place. (Folksy.)
• Did you see Tom hotfoot it out of the office when the boss came in?
• Things are looking bad. I think we had better hotfoot it out of here.
have the shoe on the other foot
Idiom(s): have the shoe on the other footTheme: RECIPROCITY
to experience the opposite situation (from a previous situation). (Informal.)
• I used to be a student, and now I'm the teacher. Now I have the shoe on the other foot.
• You were mean to me when you thought I was cheating. Now that I have caught you cheating, the shoe is on the other foot.
have one foot in the grave
Idiom(s): have one foot in the graveTheme: DAYDREAM
to be near death, either because of old age or because of illness.
• Fred's uncle is ninety. He has one foot in the grave and may not live another two months.
• Terry has one foot in the grave and will perish unless he receives treatment soon.
have foot-in-mouth disease
Idiom(s): have foot-in-mouth diseaseTheme: EMBARRASSMENT
to embarrass oneself through a silly verbal blunder. (Informal. This is a parody on foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease, which affects cattle and deer. Fixed order.)
• I'm sorry I keep saying stupid things. I guess I have foot-in-mouth disease.
• Yes, you really have foot-in-mouth disease tonight.
have a foot in both camps
Idiom(s): have a foot in both campsTheme: FLEXIBILITY
to have an interest in or to support each of two opposing groups of people.
• The shop steward had been promised a promotion and so had afoot in both camps during the strike—workers and management.
• Mr. Smith has afoot in both camps in the parent-teacher dispute. He teaches math, but he has a son at the school.
get one's foot in the door
Idiom(s): get one's foot in the doorTheme: ADVANTAGE - GAIN
to achieve a favorable position (for further action); to take the first step in a process.
• I think I could get the job if I could only get my foot in the door.
• It pays to get your foot in the door. Try to get an appointment with the boss.
• I have a better chance now that I have my foot in the door.
footloose and fancy-free
Idiom(s): footloose and fancy-freeTheme: CAREFREE
without responsibilities or commitments. (Fixed order.)
• All the rest of them have wives, but John is footloose and fancy-free.
• Mary never stays long in any job. She likes being footloose and fancy-free.
bound hand and foot
Idiom(s): bound hand and footTheme: RESTRAINT
with hands and feet tied up. (Fixed order.)
• The robbers left us bound hand and foot.
• We remained bound hand and foot until the maid found us and untied us.
stick one's foot in one's mouth
Idiom(s): put one's foot in one's mouth AND put one's foot in it; stick one's foot in one's mouthTheme: REGRET
to say something that you regret; to say something stupid, insulting, or hurtful.
• When I told Ann that her hair was more beautiful than I had ever seen it, I really put my foot in my mouth. It was a wig.
• I put my foot in it by telling John's secret.
be bent on the amiss foot
To be extemporaneous for some abrupt occurrence. We were bent on the amiss bottom by that aspersion involving one of our investors.Learn more: caught, foot, on, wrongbe bent on the amiss foot
If you are bent on the amiss foot, article happens bound and unexpectedly, and you are not accessible for it. The government has been bent on the amiss bottom by the contempo change of accessible mood. Note: The verb wrong-foot is additionally acclimated to beggarly to abruptness addition and put them in a difficult situation. Again and again, European and UN address has been wrong-footed by contest in this region. Compare with get off on the amiss foot. Compare with start off on the appropriate foot.Learn more: caught, foot, on, wrong
More Idioms/Phrases
swing into action swim against the current sweep sth under the rug stumble into stumble on stretch the point stop in some place stick one's nose into stick one's foot in one's mouth stay in touch stay after start sb out as start over with a clean slate stare sb in the face be bursting to do something be bursting/bulging at the seams be busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest be busted be cacking it be careful be careful not to (do something) be careful what you wish for(, it might (just) come true) be carried away be carried out feet first be carved in stone be carved/set in stone be cast in a (some kind of) mold be cast in a mould be cast in cement be cast in concrete be cast in the same mould be caught flat-footed be caught in a time warp be caught in the act be caught in the crossfire be caught in the middle be caught napping be caught off (one's) guard be caught on the hop be caught on the wrong foot be caught short be caught with (one's) pants down be caught with (one's) trousers down be caught with chaff be caught with your pants down be caught/taken short be center stage be certain be certain of (something) be certain that (something will happen or is the case) be chafing at the bit be chalk and cheese be champing at the bit be champing/chomping at the bit be chasing (one's) (own) tail be chasing rainbows be chasing tail be chasing your tail be child's play be chilled to the marrow be chomping at the bit be chucking (it) down be chuffed to bits be cleaned out be climbing the walls
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