Collocations for "foot"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "foot" in context.
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foot
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [cubic, square] foot
- is a foot [shorter, longer] (than)
- is [six] feet in [width, length, height, depth]
- is [ten] feet [tall, down, across, unfolded]
- needs to be a foot [shorter] (than)
- a foot of [fabric, rope, water, snow]
- are supposed to get a foot of snow (tonight)
- my [right, left] foot
- [hurt, injured] my foot
- have a [big, wide] foot
- in his bare feet
- from head to foot
- would not set foot [on, in, near]
- had to put my foot down
- put your best foot forward
- jump in with both feet
- one foot at a time
- suffers from athlete's foot
- has [bunions, chilblains, corns] on her feet
- the [crowd, audience] was on their feet (cheering)
- we got off on the wrong foot
- UK: you (really) put your foot in it!
- caught with her foot in her mouth
- the [groom, witness] got cold feet
- at the foot of the [mountain, hill, climb]
- [sleeping, curled up] at the foot of the bed
- a 10-foot [deck, measurement, sidewalk, room]
- is a foot long
- a foot locker
- a foot [brake, soldier]
- foot and mouth disease
- is a foot painting artist
- foot the bill
- who has to foot the bill
- had to foot it [to school, home, to work]
- footed it [to school, home] (after)
'foot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acute
- alligator
- approach
- arch
- athlete
- balance
- ball
- basement
- best
- big
- bill
- blister
- boil
- boom
- break
- broken
- burn
- catchy
- chase
- clout
- corn
- cramp
- crippled
- cross
- descent
- dimple
- ditch
- drop
- explore
- fleet
- game
- gas
- get
- giant
- glance
- grand
- grave
- hammer
- hand
- heel
- hold
- ladder
- lake
- loft
- lot
- lucky
- massage
- mouth
- other
- outside