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expr. carry (or sweep) off one's feet,
a. to make very enthusiastic.
Ex. The speech carried the audience off its feet and there was prolonged applause.
b. to impress or overwhelm.
Ex. He was certainly not a man to sweep a young

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expr. die on one's feet, to collapse, fail, or break down.
Ex. Now this most promising of African economies is liable to die on its feet, even if it does not disintegrate into chaos (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

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expr. drag one's feet, to move sluggishly or wearily; act in a slow and hesitant manner.
Ex. A vague uneasiness ... caused German nuclear scientists to drag their feet (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).

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expr. keep one's feet, to stand or walk upright without falling.
Ex. He could not keep his feet in a breeze (Macaulay).

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expr. put on one's feet, to put into an established or settled position.
Ex. The man who put the Museum on its feet ... first hand to put himself on his own feet (New Yorker).

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expr. sit at one's feet, to be one's pupil or admirer.
Ex. He sat at his professor's feet and tried to emulate him in every way.

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expr. stand on one's own feet, to be independent.
Ex. In time he stopped his dependence on his father and learned to stand on his own feet.

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expr. think on one's feet, to be mentally alert; think quickly.
Ex. A good teacher has to be able to think on his feet.

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expr. vote with one's feet, to show one's disapproval of a condition by leaving or escaping from it.
Ex. Some [East Berliners] continue to ""vote with their feet"" by climbing over, digging under or slipping through the Wall (New York Times).

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feet, noun.
plural of foot; more than one foot.
Ex. A dog has four feet. He is six feet tall.

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trench foot orfeet
a foot disease like frostbite, caused by prolonged exposure to cold and wet, chiefly affecting soldiers.