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Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot.
John Major

Meaning of "on the back foot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ON THE BACK FOOT

on the back foot play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ON THE BACK FOOT

on the air
on the alert
on the back burner
on the baker´s list
on the ball
on the beam
on the blink
on the block
on the books
on the bot
on the bounce
on the brain
on the breadline
on the bum
on the button
on the cadge
on the cards
on the carpet
on the chance
on the cheap

WORDS THAT END LIKE ON THE BACK FOOT

athlete´s foot
back foot
bird´s foot
board foot
club foot
elephant foot
foot
hand and foot
kick with the wrong foot
of foot
on foot
on the front foot
on the right foot
on the wrong foot
set on foot
shoot oneself in the foot
the boot is on the other foot
tread under foot
trench foot
tube foot
under foot

Synonyms and antonyms of on the back foot in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «on the back foot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ON THE BACK FOOT

Find out the translation of on the back foot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of on the back foot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «on the back foot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

后脚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a la defensiva
570 millions of speakers

English

on the back foot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बैक फुट पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على أعقابهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на заднюю ногу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

com o pé atrás
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিছনে পায়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sur le pied arrière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada kaki belakang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf den hinteren Fuß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

足裏
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다시 도보
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing sikil mburi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên chân trở lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் காலில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मागच्या पायावर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Arka ayak üzerinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sul piede posteriore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na tylnej stopy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на задню ногу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe piciorul din spate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στο πίσω πόδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op die agtervoet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på bakre foten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på baksiden fots
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of on the back foot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE BACK FOOT»

The term «on the back foot» is very widely used and occupies the 13.198 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE BACK FOOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about on the back foot

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QUOTES WITH «ON THE BACK FOOT»

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John Major
Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON THE BACK FOOT»

Discover the use of on the back foot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to on the back foot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Coaching Youth Cricket
Sometimes the bat swings through and the batsman pivots a little bit on the back foot, like a hammer thrower. World- class players, who have less time to react against the fast bowling at this level, use the pivot pull concept to ensure and ...
Ian Pont, 2010
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The Espérance Morris Book: A manual of morris dances, ...
Hop on the back foot and take the front one away = hop. i bar — Feet together and jump. The dancers would do well to bear in mind the following general rules for performing the steps. Try to dance on the ball of the foot towards the toe.
Mary Neal, Clive Carey, Geoffrey Toye, 1910
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The Esperance Morris Book [Curwen's Edition, 5694].
Hop on the back foot and take the front one away = hop. I bar—Feet together and jump. The dancers would do well to bear in mind the following general rules for performing the steps. Try to dance on the ball of the foot towards the toe.
Mary Neal, 1910
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Teach'n Baseball & Softball Handbook/Guide for Parents & Coaches
If they punch out at the same time with arm on the back foot side, it should give them an even faster start. Rocker Type Start In this position they stand right over and a little in back of the base, with their dominate driving foot (the one that pushes ...
Bob Swope, 2008
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Coaching Softball Technical and Tactical Skills
At some point before the initial stride into the swing, discussed in the next section, the weight should be distributed with approximately 75 percent of the body weight on the back foot and 25 percent on the front foot. During the swing, the weight ...
American Sport Education Program, Kirk Walker, Mona Stevens
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Sports & Exercise Massage: Comprehensive Care in Athletics, ...
Therefore, redistribution of the center of gravity and of the weight force is necessary and is attained by keeping the weight on the back foot (heels and not toes), the knee and back straight, the weight distribution coming from the abdomen, and ...
Sandy Fritz, 2012
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Squash: Steps to Success
Sometimes, however, you won't have time to get into the midstance; it will then be necessary to pivot on the back foot and step across to the ball on the front foot as you would do with traditional movement in the front- and midcourt. After hitting ...
Philip Yarrow, Aidan Harrison, 2009
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Nirenstein's First Law of Running: Gravity Rotates the Body ...
That way the weight is resting on the back foot only and the body is falling ahead of the front foot. The body is pulled by gravity while hopping to rotate GRAVITY RUNNING IS A PROVEN SCIENCE THAT ELUDED THE SCIENTISTS.
Jack Nirenstein
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The Purple Book
The challenge now is how to return to the party’s core principles, and it is to this challenge that The Purple Book offers a first contribution.
Robert Philpot, 2011
10
The Gun Digest Book of Trap & Skeet Shooting
Novice shooters often tend to take a "rifleman's" stance, with weight on the back foot. This is not good because it restricts the swing. The only time back foot weight is good form in sporting clays is when a high incoming target must be taken ...
Chris Christian, Larry Sterett, Rick Sapp, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON THE BACK FOOT»

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Hungarian GP & Bianchi tributes
"Perez, who said the incident was "scary", admits it has put them on the back foot. 'It obviously hurts a lot,' he said. 'We don't have a lot of information from the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Stocks and commodity prices keep sliding
Stock indices in the US and Europe found themselves on the back foot yet again at the end of a week characterised by disappointing corporate ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
Proud Tedesco heaps praise on his players
I think we put them (West Ham) on the back foot and surprised them. “We went in search of a goal from the start and managed to nullify their ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
4
Leeds Nostalgia: The shocking Labour election victory of 1945
But not everything was welcomed - British Rail always seemed on the back foot and, in the end, state control proved too cumbersome for the ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
5
F1: Force India modifies suspension after Perez crash
That puts us on the back foot. The good news is that Sergio was saying the car was good from the off, so hopefully we'll dial it in and then do ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
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Sahara Force India's day of practice at the Hungaroring was cut short
Losing the afternoon puts us on the back foot, but I'm optimistic we can recover some of the lost ground tomorrow to be ready for qualifying.” Sahara Force India. «Motorsport.com, Jul 15»
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David Walliams: I have been a fan of Agatha Christie since I was a kid
I also like how Tommy is slightly more on the back foot. She is quite nosey and curious, too – that is always attractive.” Jessica, who has also ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
The Doctor Who Morning Cuppa - 7/24 Edition
And there are so many wonderful ideas, and joyous surprises that put the audience on the back foot: the alliance shoving the Doctor in the ... «Doctor Who Watch, Jul 15»
9
Rugby: University A win final convincingly
But having spent about 25min on the back foot, the students suddenly struck. Midfield back Shae Tucker bumped off a tackler and passed to ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
10
Congress forced NDA rethink on land Bill, says Rahul in Andhra
Claiming that his party has forced the NDA government to go on the back foot on the contentious Land Bill, the Congress vice-president Rahul ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»

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