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footwork

[ foot-wurk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the use of the feet, foot, as in tennis, boxing, or dancing.
travel by foot from one place to another, as in gathering facts or fulfilling an assignment; legwork:
The project entailed a great deal of footwork.
the act or process of maneuvering, especially in a skillful manner:
It took a bit of fancy footwork to avoid the issue.

footwork

/ ˈfʊtˌwɜːk /

skilful use of the feet, as in sports, dancing, etc
informal.
clever manoeuvring
deft political footwork
informal.
preliminary groundwork
many estate agents now do the footwork – you only need to visit

First recorded in 1560–70; foot + work

He used his strength to overwhelm defenders but he also had nifty footwork, soft hands, and was a beautiful passer.

Smedinghoff sought to make herself more credible by brushing up on her own footwork after-hours.

Shuffling around the ring he has the footwork of a tyrannosaurus.

Tragic footwork by the likes of George W. Bush, Dmitry Medvedev, and Boris Yeltsin turned the politicians into laughing stocks.

The ex-senator survived the CNN debate with some fancy footwork on contraception.

What with the burro's galloping and the man's rapid footwork, they raised quite a cloud of dust.

A net was put up on the field, and for an hour or so they beat about, regardless of science and footwork.

The referee twice cautioned Pucking Percy for holding but the pet was tricky and his footwork a treat to watch.

Tom's agile footwork kept him out of reach of the hard, hammer-like fists of the stranger.

This last escaped Reade as he blocked the blow, and again displayed a neat little bit of footwork.

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