Significato: afoot

a·foot || ə'fʊtadj. (ant) a piedi; (fig) in moto, in azione, in corso

foo Idioma

a fool and his money are soon parted

"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.

best foot forward

(See put your best foot forward)

Big Foot

"a large ape-man living in the forests of western N. America; Big Foot" Gary told me he saw Big Foot's tracks in the sand beside the Kootenay River.

caught flatfooted

not ready to respond, mind in neutral Esposito was caught flatfooted by Lemaire's slapshot - an easy goal!

fancy footwork

neat maneuvers, clever moves You did some fancy footwork to answer their questions. Bravo!

flatfoot

policeman, a constable who walks the streets Ted is a flatfoot in Regina. He works for Regina City Police.

flatfooted

(See caught flatfooted)

food for thought

ideas worth considering, interesting suggestions Your comments on Quebec have given me food for thought.

fool and his money...

(See a fool and his money are soon parted)

fool around

spend time playing rather than working, waste time If he would spend less time fooling around he would be able to get some work done.

fool you

trick you, deceive you Paul was fooling you. He owns a Ford, not a Ferrari.

foot in the door

an opening or opportunity I finally got a foot in the door when they accepted my application.

foot the bill

pay The company will foot the bill for his move to Chicago.

footloose and fancy free

carefree, not committed, devil-may-care When the kids moved out, we were footloose and fancy free!

get off on the wrong foot

make a bad start, begin with a mistake Unfortunately my relationship with my new teacher got off on the wrong foot.

junk food

snack food, food with little nutritional value They eat junk food for lunch - chips, candy and pop.

nobody's fool

wise or intelligent person, been around Joe is nobody's fool. He's intelligent and experienced.

not touch something with a ten-foot pole

consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting That class may be alright but because I hate the professor I wouldn

one foot in the grave

near death Her grandmother has one foot in the grave and is not expected to live much longer.

penny-wise and pound foolish

wise or careful in small things to the costly neglect of important things My friend is penny-wise and pound foolish and economizes on small things but wastes all of his money on big things.

play footsie

touch the feet of a member of the opposite sex under the table while flirting The couple in the restaurant were playing footsie under the table during their dinner.

play the fool

pretend you are a fool, act simple or foolish If you play the fool, people will often tell you secrets.

political football

a program or issue used by politicians to get votes, play political games A day-care program is a political football. Politicians use it to get the votes of parents with babies.

put my foot down

say no, say you cannot do that, no way When the kids ask if they can go to a restricted movie, I put my foot down.

put one's foot down

object strongly, take firm action My sister finally put her foot down and stopped paying for the gas for her daughter's car.

put one's foot in one's mouth

say something that is the wrong thing to say in a situation I put my foot in my mouth when I said that I didn't like fish just before my friends served fish at their dinner party.

put your best foot forward

try to do your best work, present yourself well If you put your best foot forward, the employer will be impressed.

put your foot in it

say or do something that causes an argument He really put his foot in it when he said that doctors are underpaid.

put your foot in your mouth

say something that causes pain or embarrassment If you speak the truth, you will often put your foot in your mouth.

rabbit food

lettuce, carrots, cabbage etc. Dad says salad is tasteless. He calls it rabbit food.

set foot

step, walk I have never set foot in that restaurant and I never will in the future.

shoe is on the other foot

opposite is true, places are changed The shoe is on the other foot now that he has also bought a house and has to pay a lot of money every month for his mortgage.

shoot yourself in the foot

ruin your chances, cut off your nose..., your own worst enemy If you want the job, don't be late for the interview. Don't shoot yourself in the foot.

touch it with a ten-foot pole

reply, answer, comment on it, beat around the bush If anyone in your audience asks a question about religion, don't touch it with a ten-foot pole.

wait on hand and foot

serve someone in every possible way, do everything for someone I always wait hand and foot on my sister when she comes to visit me.

wait on you hand and foot

serve you, bring everything you want, suck up to Anna says she's tired of waiting on you hand and foot. She won't be your slave anymore.

april fools

London cockney rhyming slang for stools/tools/pools

at the foot of

at the bottom of在…底部（脚下）
A temple stands at the foot of the mountain．山脚下有一座寺庙。
See explanatory notes at the foot of this page．参看本页下端的注解。

fool about

1．spend time idly or aimlessly；waste time虚度光阴；无所事事
He spends so much time fooling around that he never accomplishes anything．他虚度光阴大多，所以一事无成。
They fooled around too much with minor details．他们在次要的细节上浪费了太多的时间。
The teacher told the students not to fool about， but to get down to work．老师嘱咐学生们不要虚度光阴，要认真学习。
2．play and joke ；spend time foolishly with little result； trifle干蠢事；胡闹；鬼混；玩弄
He is capable， but he fools around too much．他很能干，但是他蠢事干得太多。
The monitor told his classmates not to fool about in the classroom while they should be reviewing their lessons．班长叫同学们在应当复习功课的时候不要在教室里胡闹。
Everyone knows he's been fooling around with some girl at the office．人人都知道他一直在办公室与某个姑娘鬼混。
Don't fool around with the knife，you may cut yourself．不要玩弄刀，会划破皮的。

fool about/around

fool away

waste foolishly 白白浪费；挥霍光
Paul failed history because he fooled away his time instead of studying．保尔因白白浪费时间不读书，所以历史考试不及格。
The man won a lot of money， but he soon fooled it away and was poor again．这人赢了一大笔钱，但不久挥霍得干干净净再度穷困。
He fooled away his week's allowance in two days．他两天内就把他一个星期的津贴挥霍掉了。

fool with

1．handle or play with idly or carelessly瞎弄；玩弄
Don't fool with my papers； you may get them out of order．不要翻弄我的论文，你会弄乱的。
The dog has a vicious temper ； you had better not fool with him．那条狗脾气很坏，你最好不要乱逗它。
The boy was hurt while fooling with a loaded gun．那男孩子是在摆弄一支装有子弹的枪时受伤的。
2．contend or fight without serious intent with；toy with不认真地和…竞争或斗争；和…戏耍
The boxing champion fooled with his opponent for six rounds and then knocked him out．这位拳击冠军耍了他的对手6个回合，然后把他击败了。

make a fool of

trick；deceive愚弄；欺骗
He did not know his roommate was making a fool of him．他不知道他的室友在愚弄他。

on foot

1． by walking步行
Sally's bicycle broke and she had to return home on foot．萨莉的自行车坏了，她只好步行回家。
2． being planned在计划中
Plans have been set on foot by the
company for a party，because Miss Jackson is retiring．公司已经计划举办一次聚会，以欢送杰克逊小姐退休。
A plan's on foot to invite the Minister of Health to visit our hospital．邀请卫生部长来我们医院访问的准备工作正在进行。

put one's foot into it

make a foolish remark or make an awkward mistake说错或犯了令人困窘的错误
You certainly put your foot into it when you told the teacher that you hated homework．你对老师说你讨厌家庭作业，你这是犯了一个愚蠢的错误。

set foot in

arrive at；step into 进入；踏上
From the moment you set foot in this house you've been grumbling—now what's wrong？你进屋后就一直在唠叨，到底出了什么事？
Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon，in July 1969．阿姆斯特朗是第1个登上月球的人，时间是1969年7月。
I left him，determined never to set foot in that house again．我离开了他，决心再也不进那屋了。

set foot in/on

set foot on

set on foot

begin；cause to start 开始；使开始
Plans have been set on foot for a party for Miss Jackson，because she is retiring．已经计划为杰克逊小姐举行一个聚会，因为她要退休了。

wouldn't touch sth with a ten-foot pole

Idiom(s): wouldn't touch sth with a ten-foot pole

Theme: AWAKEN

would not be involved with something under any circumstances.
• I know about the piece of vacant land for sale on Maple Street. I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole because there used to be a gas station there and the soil is polluted.
• I wouldn't touch that book with a ten-foot pole. It is nothing but gossip and scandal.