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put your best foot forward

put your best foot for·ward
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t yoo r, yawr, yohr best foo t fawr-werd]
    • /pʊt yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr bɛst fʊt ˈfɔr wərd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t yoo r, yawr, yohr best foo t fawr-werd]
    • /pʊt yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr bɛst fʊt ˈfɔr wərd/

Definitions of put your best foot forward words

  • verbal expression put your best foot forward do your best 1
  • verbal expression put your best foot forward make good impression 1
  • phrase put your best foot forward If you put your best foot forward, you act in a cheerful, determined way. 0
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Parts of speech for Put your best foot forward

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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put your best foot forward popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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