“Be on the back foot”
Work意味
不利な立場に置かれ、主体的に行動するのではなく、受動的な対応を強いられること。
English: To be at a disadvantage and forced to react rather than take the initiative.
例文
例文
1 / 2“The unexpected question put the speaker on the back foot.”
予期せぬ質問は講演者を不利な立場に追い込み、対応を迫った。
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
The unexpected question put the speaker on the back foot.Compare with the original example
The unexpected question put the speaker on the back foot.
予期せぬ質問は講演者を不利な立場に追い込み、対応を迫った。
Write a two-line conversation using “Be on the back foot”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Be on the back foot" mean?
- "Be on the back foot" means 不利な立場に置かれ、主体的に行動するのではなく、受動的な対応を強いられること。.
- How do you use "Be on the back foot" in a sentence?
- Example: "The unexpected question put the speaker on the back foot."
- Should I interpret "Be on the back foot" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.