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feet firstadverb1After death; as a corpse: everyone told me that they were going to carry me out feet first...- Down she fell, landing feet first in front of the trashcans.
- He ran with the ball and slid in front of the base feet first to tag out the hustling Izturis in the nick of time.
- Instead he jumped feet first, bringing the heel of his right foot crashing in to his opponents wrist, causing the other man to drop his sword.
2Without hesitation or preparation: the show begins in a way that compels the audience to jump in feet first...- This belief doesn't seem so surprising when you consider that coffin bearers in funeral processions carry the deceased feet first.
- On the day that the body is cremated the coffin is carried to the site feet first.
- The coffin was taken out of the house feet first, and the cattle and bees had to be notified of their master's demise.
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