at sb.'s feet

1. 在某人的支配下
   She can have all the boys at her feet.

   她能使所有的男孩都拜倒在她的腳下。

catch sb. on the wrong foot

1. 使某人措手不及
   He caught me on the wrong foot -- I left all my money at home.

   他令我措手不及，我的錢都留在家裡。

drag one's feet

1. 拖拉
   The boy drags his feet in doing school work.

   這男孩做功課拖拖拉拉。

feet of clay

1. 致命的弱點
   The president had feet of clay -- he drank a lot.

   總裁有個致命的弱點：他好喝酒。

find one's feet

1. 適應環境
   I want them to learn to find their feet.

   我要他們學會適應環境。

get a foot in the door

1. 獲得機會參加
   They tried to get a foot in the door.

   他們試圖加入進來。

have/keep a foot in both camps

1. 騎牆
   He keeps a foot in both camps.

   他腳踏兩條船。

have one foot in the grave

1. 一腳已踏進墳墓；活不了多久
   That old man already has one foot in the grave.

   那老人已是一隻腳踏入棺材裡，活不長了。

   Don't treat me as though I had one foot in the grave!

   別把我看成好像是個一腳已踏進墳墓的人。

have one's feet on the ground

1. 腳踏實地
   She is a girl who has her feet on the ground.

   她是個腳踏實地的女孩子。

land on one's feet

1. 安然脫險
   David has landed on his feet again.

   大衛又僥倖脫離了困境。

my foot

1. 算了
   --"I'll be ready very soon." --"Ready, my foot! You're still not dressed."

   —"我就要好了。" —"好了，得了吧。你連衣服還沒穿呢。"

on foot

1. 步行
   I go to work on foot.

   我走路去上班。

2. 在進行中
   It is a new scheme on foot.

   這是項正在實行的新計劃。

on one's feet

1. 站立著
   I've been on my feet all day.

   我站了一整天。

2. 恢復，復原
   It's nice to see you on your feet again.

   看到你康復真高興。

3. 自立，經濟上獨立
   We are financially on our feet.

   我們在經濟上是獨立的。

put/set a foot wrong

1. 犯錯誤
   He seems never to have put a foot wrong.

   他似乎從不犯錯。

put one's best foot forward/foremost

1. 全力以赴
   Put your best foot forward and you will succeed.

   只要全力以赴你會成功。

put one's foot down

1. 果斷行動
   She put her foot down and left home with the baby.

   她固執己見，帶著孩子便離家了。

2. 加快車速
   Jane got afraid when Bob put his foot down.

   鮑伯加快了車速，珍很擔心。

put/get one's feet up

1. 休息
   Come in and put your feet up.

   進來休息一會兒。

put one's foot in it

1. 不得體；犯錯誤
   He didn't realize that he had put his foot in it.

   他沒意識到自己做錯了。

set foot in/on

1. 到達
   I told him never to set foot in my house again.

   我告訴他再也別踏進我家的門。

stand on one's own feet

1. 獨立自主
   He earns enough to stand on his own feet.

   他賺的錢足以自立。

throw oneself at the feet of sb.

1. 崇拜某人
   As soon as he met her, he threw himself at her feet.

   他一見到她，就拜倒在她腳下。

under sb.'s feet

1. 阻礙著某人
   If that man gets under my feet again, I'll kick him.

   那人要再來阻礙我，我就不客氣了。

• feet first
  with the feet in front.
  ▸dead, as in a coffin.
• feet of clay
  a fundamental flaw or weakness in a person otherwise revered.
• get (or start) off on the right (or wrong) foot
  make a good (or bad) start at something.
• have (or keep) one's feet on the ground
  be (or remain) practical and sensible.
• have (or get) a foot in the door
  have (or gain) a first introduction to a profession or organization.
• have one foot in the grave
  humorous be very old or ill.
• my foot!
  informal said to express strong contradiction.
• on (or by) foot
  walking rather than travelling by car or using other transport.
• put one's best foot forward
  begin with as much effort and determination as possible.
• put one's foot down
  informal
  1. adopt a firm policy when faced with opposition or disobedience.
  2. Brit. accelerate a motor vehicle by pressing the accelerator pedal.
• put one's foot in it
  informal say or do something tactless or embarrassing.
• put a foot wrong
  [usu. with neg.] make a mistake.
• set something on foot
  archaic set an action or process in motion.
• under one's feet
  in one's way.
• under foot
  on the ground.