Best foot forward?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="best">best</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="homework">homework</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="overused">overused</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meanings">meanings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="value">value</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>”, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="means">means</span> “<span word="ill">ill</span>”.</p><p>“<span word="Putting">Putting</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="grammatical">grammatical</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>.<span word="org">org</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>:</p><p>‘<span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>’ <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="maths">maths</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lecturer">lecturer</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="as">as</span> ‘<span word="two">two</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span>’. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="corrected">corrected</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> “<span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span>”. <span word="Likewise">Likewise</span>, ‘<span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>’ <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="surpasses">surpasses</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="Something">Something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="surpasses">surpasses</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="called">called</span> ‘<span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span>’, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="called">called</span> ‘<span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="half">half</span>’.</p><p><span word="Cows">Cows</span>...<span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="but">but</span> ‘<span word="better">better</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>’ <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>.</p>
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