put one's best foot forward en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) 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.
Unsurprisingly, Perry puts her best foot forward on opener “Never Really Over,” a song that not only maintains a catchy, hummable refrain, but also ironically doubles as a sort of mission statement for the artist.
2020 September 27, Alex McLevy, “With Smile, Katy Perry is desperately trying to have fun again”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| put one's best foot foremost | alternative | lexicographic | |
| put one's best foot forward | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put one's best foot forward | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| puts one's best foot forward | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| putting one's best foot forward | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
fi näyttää paras puolensa (make favorable impression) · fr se montrer sous son meilleur jour (make favorable impression) · it fare buona impressione (make favorable impression) · af die beste beentjie voorsit (make favorable impression) · cmn 留一個好印象 /留一个好印象 (make favorable impression) · de sich von seiner besten Seite zeigen (make favorable impression) · cmn 全力以赴 (make favorable impression) · it fare del proprio meglio (make favorable impression) · ru показа́ть себя́ с лучше́й стороны́ (make favorable impression) · de zu Höchstform auflaufen (make favorable impression) · sv visa framfötterna (make favorable impression)