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putting one's feet up

putting one's feet up is the present participle and gerund of put one's feet up.

Meaning of put one's feet up

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

Questions about putting one's feet up

What is putting one's feet up the present participle and gerund of?
Putting one's feet up is the present participle and gerund of put one's feet up.

Words near putting one's feet up in the dictionary

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

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