의미: Bigfeet

Big·foot n.

1 [때로 bbigfoot] Sasquatch의 별칭

2 [bbigfoot] 《미·속어》 (신문사에서) 저명한 논설위원

3 《미·구어》 중요 인물, 권력자
have a bigfoot 힘[영향력]이 있다, 중요 인물이다

knock (one) off (one's) feet 관용구

back on one's feet

physically healthy again My mother is back on her feet again after being sick with the flu for two weeks.

back on your feet

feeling better, recovered from an illness When you're back on your feet, we want you to return to work.

cold feet

a loss of courage or nerve I planned to go to Europe with my cousin but he got cold feet and decided not to go.

drag one's feet

" delay; take longer than necessary to do something."

drag your feet

work too slow, prevent progress They're dragging their feet. Tell them to work faster.

feet of clay

a hidden fault or weakness in an esteemed person The new Prime Minister has feet of clay and and may not last very long in his new position.

feet on the ground

an understanding of what can be done, sensible ideas The new manager has his feet on the ground and will probably be able to come up with a sensible solution to our problems.

get cold feet

become afraid at the last minute He got cold feet and cancelled his plan to go to China.

get your feet wet

try to do it, attempt it, try your hand at "To become a lawyer, learn the theory; then get your feet wet."

itchy feet

ready to go, anxious to leave As we talked about the trip, I could see that Dad was getting itchy feet.

knock (one) off (one's) feet

To thoroughly impress, overwhelm, or accelerate one. The appearance of abutment from anybody aloof agape me off my feet. The final 30 account of the blur absolutely agape me off my feet.Learn more: feet, knock, off

off someone's feet

1. sweep or backpack or beating off someone's anxiety . Beat addition emotionally; allure someone; accomplish a actual favorable consequence on someone. For example, Winning aboriginal award-winning agape her off her feet, or With his little ability and attentive behavior, he swept her off her feet, or That accomplished accent agitated him off his feet. The appellation application sweep dates from about 1900, carry from the mid-1800s, and knock from the aboriginal 1900s.
2. run or blitz addition off his or her anxiety . Work addition to the point of exhaustion, bustle or burden someone, as in With all the preparations, they've been active me off my feet, or The waiters were rushed off their feet. These abstract expressions allude to active or dispatch so abundant that one avalanche down. The aboriginal dates from the mid-1800s; the additional was aboriginal recorded as rushed off one's legs in 1916. Learn more: feet, off

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More Idioms/Phrases

it's your move it's your turn it seems to me it strikes me it takes one to know one it was Greek to me it works itching palm itchy feet jack me around jack-of-all-trades jack up jam jam/jam out jam on the brakes jam-packed jam session