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flat-footed
/ ˌڱæˈʊɪ /
adjective
- having flatfoot
- informal.
- clumsy or awkward
- downright and uncompromising
- informal.off guard or unawares (often in the phrase catch flat-footed )
Derived Forms
- ˌڱ-ˈڴǴdzٱ, adverb
- ˌڱ-ˈڴǴdzٱԱ, noun
Idioms and Phrases
see caught flat-footed .Example Sentences
Christie's slack pass to give the ball away and then the flat-footed defending that allowed Tzolis to run on to Konstantelias' deft reverse pass.
No. 2 Alabama — The Crimson Tide’s up-tempo style can catch a lot of opponents flat-footed.
Critics had mixed thoughts about the new songs - the Guardian called them "disappointingly flat-footed" in a two-star review and said the lyrics "too often serve as exposition rather than raising the emotional drama".
They have for months been accused of being flat-footed, ineffective and poorly coordinated in their response to Trump’s agenda, including during Trump’s joint address to Congress last week.
Meanwhile, liberals who celebrated her nomination and were prepared to mark her “historic first” have been caught flat-footed.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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