put your best foot forward
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: put one's best foot forward
Sense 1
Embark on an undertaking with as much effort and determination as possible.
Bắt đầu một việc gì đó với nỗ lực và quyết tâm lớn nhất
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Examples
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed on Wikipedia “List of proverbial phrases” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).
Sense 2
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review.
Common questions
What does “put your best foot forward” mean?
Embark on an undertaking with as much effort and determination as possible.
Is “put your best foot forward” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.