“Be on the back foot”
WorkDefinisi
Berada dalam keadaan yang tidak menguntungkan dan terpaksa bertindak balas daripada mengambil inisiatif.
English: To be at a disadvantage and forced to react rather than take the initiative.
Contoh
Contoh-contoh
1 / 2“The unexpected question put the speaker on the back foot.”
Soalan yang tidak dijangka itu meletakkan penutur dalam keadaan yang tidak menguntungkan dan memaksanya untuk bertindak balas.
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.
Soalan yang tidak dijangka itu meletakkan penutur dalam keadaan yang tidak menguntungkan dan memaksanya untuk bertindak balas.
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?
Check the expression in a dictionarySoalan Lazim
- What does "Be on the back foot" mean?
- "Be on the back foot" means berada dalam keadaan yang tidak menguntungkan dan terpaksa bertindak balas daripada mengambil inisiatif.
- 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.