Nghĩa là gì: afoot

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

foot Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

best foot forward

(See put your best foot forward)

Big Foot

"a large ape-man living in the forests of western N. America; Big Foot" Gary told me he saw Big Foot's tracks in the sand beside the Kootenay River.

caught flatfooted

not ready to respond, mind in neutral Esposito was caught flatfooted by Lemaire's slapshot - an easy goal!

fancy footwork

neat maneuvers, clever moves You did some fancy footwork to answer their questions. Bravo!

flatfoot

policeman, a constable who walks the streets Ted is a flatfoot in Regina. He works for Regina City Police.

flatfooted

(See caught flatfooted)

foot in the door

an opening or opportunity I finally got a foot in the door when they accepted my application.

foot the bill

pay The company will foot the bill for his move to Chicago.

footloose and fancy free

carefree, not committed, devil-may-care When the kids moved out, we were footloose and fancy free!

get off on the wrong foot

make a bad start, begin with a mistake Unfortunately my relationship with my new teacher got off on the wrong foot.

not touch something with a ten-foot pole

consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting That class may be alright but because I hate the professor I wouldn

one foot in the grave

near death Her grandmother has one foot in the grave and is not expected to live much longer.

play footsie

touch the feet of a member of the opposite sex under the table while flirting The couple in the restaurant were playing footsie under the table during their dinner.

political football

a program or issue used by politicians to get votes, play political games A day-care program is a political football. Politicians use it to get the votes of parents with babies.

put my foot down

say no, say you cannot do that, no way When the kids ask if they can go to a restricted movie, I put my foot down.

put one's foot down

object strongly, take firm action My sister finally put her foot down and stopped paying for the gas for her daughter's car.

put one's foot in one's mouth

say something that is the wrong thing to say in a situation I put my foot in my mouth when I said that I didn't like fish just before my friends served fish at their dinner party.

put your best foot forward

try to do your best work, present yourself well If you put your best foot forward, the employer will be impressed.

put your foot in it

say or do something that causes an argument He really put his foot in it when he said that doctors are underpaid.

put your foot in your mouth

say something that causes pain or embarrassment If you speak the truth, you will often put your foot in your mouth.

set foot

step, walk I have never set foot in that restaurant and I never will in the future.

shoe is on the other foot

opposite is true, places are changed The shoe is on the other foot now that he has also bought a house and has to pay a lot of money every month for his mortgage.

shoot yourself in the foot

ruin your chances, cut off your nose..., your own worst enemy If you want the job, don't be late for the interview. Don't shoot yourself in the foot.

touch it with a ten-foot pole

reply, answer, comment on it, beat around the bush If anyone in your audience asks a question about religion, don't touch it with a ten-foot pole.

wait on hand and foot

serve someone in every possible way, do everything for someone I always wait hand and foot on my sister when she comes to visit me.

wait on you hand and foot

serve you, bring everything you want, suck up to Anna says she's tired of waiting on you hand and foot. She won't be your slave anymore.

at the foot of

at the bottom of在…底部（脚下）
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

1． by walking步行
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

make a foolish remark or make an awkward mistake说错或犯了令人困窘的错误
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

arrive at；step into 进入；踏上
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

set foot on

set on foot

begin；cause to start 开始；使开始
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 pole

Theme: 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 foot

Theme: 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 foot

Theme: 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 foot

Theme: 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 somewhere

Theme: 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 forward

Theme: 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 start

Theme: 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 somewhere

Theme: 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 somewhere

Theme: 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 foot

Theme: 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 grave

Theme: 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 disease

Theme: 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 camps

Theme: 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 door

Theme: 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-free

Theme: 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 foot

Theme: 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 mouth

Theme: 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.