| 单词 | to put on the back foot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put (also get, catch, etc.) (a person) on the back foot c. Chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand. on the back foot: (originally Boxing) in a defensive position or stance; (hence figurative) at a disadvantage; on the defensive. Often in to put (also get, catch, etc.) (a person) on the back foot and variants: to gain an advantage over (a competitor or opponent); to get the better of (a person or group). ΚΠ 1924 Referee (Sydney) 20 Feb. 10/1 Throwing punch after punch, as if he had any amount of vigor stored up, he had the taller lad on the back foot, using every inch of ring space to get away from the little terrier. 1954 North West Champion (Moree, New S. Wales) 11 Oct. 5 This fellow had the leading player more on the ‘back foot’ in their last meeting than any other time for two years. 1968 G. Slatter Pagan Game 110 The woodwork instructor always referring to academic wallahs as though he were very much on the back foot for being a wood butcher. 1998 P. Grace Baby No-eyes (1999) xxx. 231 If we could get the Council even more on the back foot it would be an advantage. 2016 Daily Rec. (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 Dec. (Sport section) 52 We were 3-0 down after 10 or 11 minutes. That put us on the back foot to say the least. < as lemmas |
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