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on the right foot

on the right foot prepositional phrase: in a strong or advantageous position, or following a successful course of action.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In a strong or advantageous position, or following a successful course of action.
    • This season, the team needs to be on the right foot from the outset.

Antonyms of on the right foot

Words formed from on the right foot

Questions about on the right foot

What does on the right foot mean?
On the right foot means in a strong or advantageous position, or following a successful course of action.
What part of speech is on the right foot?
On the right foot is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the right foot in the dictionary

  1. on the record
  2. on the reg
  3. on the reggo
  4. on the regs
  5. on the regular
  6. on the right foot
  7. on the right side of history
  8. on the right track
  9. on the rise
  10. on the rivet
  11. on the road

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