“Be on the back foot”
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کسی نقصان کا شکار ہونا اور پہل کرنے کے بجائے ردعمل کا اظہار کرنے پر مجبور ہونا۔
English: To be at a disadvantage and forced to react rather than take the initiative.
مثالیں
مثالیں
1 / 2“The unexpected question put the speaker on the back foot.”
غیرمتوقع سوال نے اسپیکر کو پریشانی میں ڈال دیا اور اسے رد عمل دینے پر مجبور کردیا۔
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.
غیرمتوقع سوال نے اسپیکر کو پریشانی میں ڈال دیا اور اسے رد عمل دینے پر مجبور کردیا۔
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 dictionaryاکثر پوچھے جانے والے سوالات
- What does "Be on the back foot" mean?
- "Be on the back foot" means کسی نقصان کا شکار ہونا اور پہل کرنے کے بجائے ردعمل کا اظہار کرنے پر مجبور ہونا۔.
- 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.