What does back foot mean?
Back foot means (transitive) To put on the defensive; to put off balance..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To put on the defensive; to put off balance..
Hamlet is bitter, evasive, now backfooting them, now attacking, now genial - their job isn't going to be easy.
Koizumi's government has been backfooted by the indictment of Horie, the former CEO of Livedoor Co., on charges of violating securities regulations
Use back foot when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Back foot means (transitive) To put on the defensive; to put off balance..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Hamlet is bitter, evasive, now backfooting them, now attacking, now genial - their job isn't going to be easy.
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