Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off the back foot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
of-f the back- -foot
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

From a defensive position.

Etymology

By analogy with a cricket shot.

Questions

What does off the back foot mean?
From a defensive position.
Where does off the back foot come from?
By analogy with a cricket shot.

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