put your best foot forward
- put your best foot forward
- Meaning
Make a bold start.
Origin
Apparently from the days when women looked for a well turned leg in a man. Rather an odd saying as it implies you have three or more feet. 'Put your better foot forward' would make more sense.
Meaning and origin of phrases.
2013.
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put your best foot forward — phrase to start trying hard to behave or work as well as you can Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym Main entry: foot * * * put your best foot forward 1 US : to behave very well so that someone will like you and approve of you … Useful english dictionary
put (your) best foot forward — 1. to do something as well as you can. Make sure you put your best foot forward for tonight s performance. 2. to start to walk more quickly. You ll have to put your best foot forward if you want to be there by nine … New idioms dictionary
put your best foot forward — If you ut your best foot forward, you try your best to do something … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 … English idioms
put your best foot forward — to start trying hard to behave or work as well as you can … English dictionary
put one's best foot forward — {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to make a good impression; try to make a good appearance; do one s best. * /During courtship, it is natural to put your best foot forward./ * /When Ted applied for the job he put his best foot forward./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put one's best foot forward — {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to make a good impression; try to make a good appearance; do one s best. * /During courtship, it is natural to put your best foot forward./ * /When Ted applied for the job he put his best foot forward./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put\ one's\ best\ foot\ forward — v. phr. informal To try to make a good impression; try to make a good appearance; do one s best. During courtship, it is natural to put your best foot forward. When Ted applied for the job he put his best foot forward … Словарь американских идиом
best foot forward — If you put your best foot forward, you do something as fast as you can. It s a long way to the station, but if I put my best foot forward I should catch the next train … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
put one's best foot forward — verb To show oneself in the best or most positive way possible; to make a favorable impression. Try to put your best foot forward at all times during a job interview … Wiktionary