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on the front foot en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (of a batsman) Having the weight on the front foot in order to play an attacking stroke
  2. (idiomatic) In a dominant position.
    • The leader is mindful of being on the front foot, as if leading the dance, rather than on the back foot being led. 2015, Christopher Johns, Mindful Leadership: A Guide for the Health Care Professions:
    • Chelsea saw out the half firmly on the front foot and had three further chances to take the lead. 2011 January 15, Sam Sheringham, “Chelsea 4 - 3 Blackburn Rovers”, in BBC:

Antonyms

on the back foot