Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing foot, including its inflections. Clear word filter
5 idioms
drag one's feet
CEFR B2to do something slowly or delay because you don't want to do it
Informal
get cold feet
CEFR B2To suddenly become too nervous to do something you had planned.
Informal
put your foot down
CEFR B2to assert your authority firmly
Informal
shoot yourself in the foot
CEFR B2damage your own interests through an unwise action
Informal
open mouth, insert foot
CEFR C1used to describe saying something tactless or embarrassing
Informal