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heavy foot

heavy foot noun: a habit of driving fast.

Noun

heavy foot (plural heavy foots)

  1. (idiomatic) A habit of driving fast.
    • On the winding, two-lane blacktop, Laura Templeton handled the Mustang with an expertise that Chyna admired, but she drove too fast. 'You've got a heavy foot,' Chyna said.1995, Dean Koontz, Intensity, Hachette UK, →ISBN
    • Slow down. Jesus, you got a heavy foot!1999, Janet Capone, Giovanna Capone, Denise Leto, Hey Paesan!: Writing by Lesbians and Gay Men of Italian Descent, Three Guineas Press, →ISBN, page 239

Forms of heavy foot

pluralheavy foots

Origin of heavy foot

A gas pedal needs to be pushed down using one's foot to go faster.

Questions about heavy foot

What does heavy foot mean?
Heavy foot means a habit of driving fast.
What part of speech is heavy foot?
Heavy foot is a noun.
What is the plural of heavy foot?
The plural of heavy foot is heavy foots.

Words near heavy foot in the dictionary

  1. heavy duty
  2. heavy earth
  3. heavy equipment
  4. heavy fermion
  5. heavy fermions
  6. heavy foot
  7. heavy frigate
  8. heavy frigates
  9. heavy glass
  10. heavy glasses
  11. heavy going

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