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putting one's best foot foremost

putting one's best foot foremost is the present participle and gerund of put one's best foot foremost.

Meaning of put one's best foot foremost

Verb

put one's best foot foremost (third-person singular simple present puts one's best foot foremost, present participle putting one's best foot foremost, simple past and past participle put one's best foot foremost)

  1. Synonym of put one's best foot forward.

Questions about putting one's best foot foremost

What is putting one's best foot foremost the present participle and gerund of?
Putting one's best foot foremost is the present participle and gerund of put one's best foot foremost.

Words near putting one's best foot foremost in the dictionary

  1. putting one in hospital
  2. putting one over
  3. putting one past
  4. putting one's ass on the line
  5. putting one's back into
  6. putting one's best foot foremost
  7. putting one's best foot forward
  8. putting one's cards on the table
  9. putting one's ducks in a row
  10. putting one's feet up
  11. putting one's finger in a hole

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