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put one's feet up

put one's feet up verb: to relax.

Verb

put one's feet up (third-person singular simple present puts one's feet up, present participle putting one's feet up, simple past and past participle put one's feet up)

  1. (idiomatic) To relax.
    • It is also disconcerting when you suddenly realise that the driver isn't steering, but may be thumbing over his Customs papers with his feet up.1948 March and April, “Notes and News: Lines in County Donegal”, in Railway Magazine, page 129
    • One thing Tuchel did not need to learn was how important Kane is to England, as the captain proved once again he has the knack for a timely goal. A deft gliding header from Djed Spence's cross gave Kane his 67th goal of the season, just before he could put his feet up for the rest of the game.2026 June 6, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 New Zealand”, in BBC

Synonyms of put one's feet up

Forms of put one's feet up

third-person singular presentputs one's feet up
present participleputting one's feet up
past participleput one's feet up
pastput one's feet up

Questions about put one's feet up

What does put one's feet up mean?
Put one's feet up means to relax.
What part of speech is put one's feet up?
Put one's feet up is a verb.
What is the past tense of put one's feet up?
The past tense of put one's feet up is put one's feet up.

Words near put one's feet up in the dictionary

  1. put one's back into
  2. put one's best foot foremost
  3. put one's best foot forward
  4. put one's cards on the table
  5. put one's ducks in a row
  6. put one's feet up
  7. put one's finger in a hole
  8. put one's finger in the dyke
  9. put one's finger in the fire
  10. put one's finger on
  11. put one's fist to

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