front foot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of front foot
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Example Sentences
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England captain Brook, on his 27th birthday, started brightly but fell for 14 off seven balls when he got stuck on the front foot and was deceived by a flighted delivery.
From Barron's
Sir Keir Starmer said the spending commitment towards rail infrastructure improvements was "investment for the long term" and put "Wales on the front foot".
From BBC
England were getting on the front foot, but the Scottish defence held.
From BBC
Chase noticed the elephant had chains around her left front foot and right rear foot.
From Literature
"We knew they had good players in the line-up. Early wickets were key and it put us on the front foot."
From Barron's
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