Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - flat-footed
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Flat-footed
flat-footed
~ adj 1 having flat feet 2 informal moving in an awkward way; clumsy (1) 3 informal dealing with situations in a way that is not sensitive to other people's thoughts or feelings (Her husband's grasp on life is flat-footed and practical.) 4 catch sb flat-footed AmE old-fashioned to find someone not working at a time when they should be
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1.
1. If you are flat-footed, the arches of your feet are too low. ADJ: v-link ADJ, ADJ n, ADJ after v 2. If you describe a person or action as flat-footed, you think they are clumsy, awkward, or foolish. ...flat-footed writing... The government could be caught flat-footed. ADJ: ADJ n, v-link ADJ, ADJ after v c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
I. adjective Date: 1601 1. affected with flatfoot; broadly walking with a dragging or shambling gait 2. a. firm and well balanced on the feet b. free from reservation ; forthright had an honest ~ way of saying a thing 3. not ready ; unprepared — used chiefly in the phrase catch one ~ 4. proceeding in a plodding or unimaginative way ; pedestrian ~ prose • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. adverb Date: 1828 1. in an open and determined manner ; flatly 2. with the feet flat on a surface (as the ground) ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
adj. 1 having flat feet. 2 colloq. downright, positive. 3 colloq. unprepared; off guard (was caught flat-footed). Derivatives flat-footedly adv. flat-footedness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. страдающий плоскостопием 2. ходящий вперевалку 3. плоскодонный 4. ам. сл. твердо стоящий на ногах; решительный; категорический; прямой he had an honest flat-footed way of saying a thing —- он всегда выражался ясно и недвусмысленно 5. спорт. неподвижный (об игроке) Id: to catch flat-footed —- захватить врасплох; застать на месте преступления 6. ам. сл. открыто, решительно; категорически he came out flat-footed for the measure —- он открыто выступил за это мероприятие ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
adj. 1) med. плоскостопный 2) amer.; coll. решительный, твердый he came out flat-footed for the measure - он полностью, решительно поддержал это мероприятие 3) coll. неуклюжий; туповатый ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
{adj.}, {informal} 1. Straightforward; forthright; direct; outright. * /The governor issued a flat-footed denial of the accusation./ * /He came out flat-footed against the idea./ 2. Not ready; not prepared; - usually used with "catch". * /The teacher's question caught Tim flat-footed./ * /Unexpected company at lunch time caught Mrs. Green flat-footed./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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