| 单词 | put one's best foot forward |
| 释义 | put one's best foot forwardTry for the best possible impression, make a good start, as in Come on, let's put our best foot forward for this interview. The allusion in this idiom is unclear, though it may concern marching. One theory is that best foot means “the right foot,” the left being regarded as unlucky. [Late 1500s] Words nearby put one's best foot forwardput one off, put one off one's stride, put one out, put one's back into it, put one's back up, put one's best foot forward, put one's cards on the table, put oneself in someone's place, put oneself out, put one's face on, put one's feet up The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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