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on the back foot

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  1. on the back footadjective

    Antonyms:
    on the front foot

  2. on the back footadjective

    Antonyms:
    on the front foot

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  1. Frenchman Renard:

    We made mistakes in the build-up to the goal against a team that was on the back foot for most of the match and that's one of the factors that led to this crucifixion.

  2. Michael Hewson:

    Markets are trying to digest what is going on in Spain and what it means for Greece, anti-austerity parties in Spain have been giving the incumbent government a kicking ... That's keeping investors on the back foot.

  3. Colton Herta:

    This sucks, man, and I'm ready to get out of here, it's such a competitive year and guys are going to have bad races and guys aren't going to do well everywhere. It obviously sucks for us because now we're on the back foot but we have plenty of races left to get back in it.

  4. Gabe Cruz:

    On a sandboard, all your weight’s on top of your back foot. You want to stay more on the backside of the board.

  5. Warwick Grigor:

    Gold has been on the back foot for a month now, had it not been for the simultaneous fall in the Australian dollar, the market reaction would have been greater.


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