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a closed mouth gathers no feet
One who does not speak can be sure of not saying anything embarrassing.
a lie has no legs
One cannot get away with a lie; the truth will always come out.
achilles' heel
A small but fatal weakness in spite of overall strength.
an arm and a leg
Very expensive or costly; a large amount of money.
as fast as one's legs could carry one
At top speed (running on foot); as fast as possible.
ba chân bốn cẳng
(adverb) at full tilt; at maximum speed; in a flash; on the double; like a bat out of hell
bayard of ten toes
The feet, as a means of travelling.
bong gân cổ chân
to sprain one’s ankle
break a leg
A wish of good luck to theatre performers before going on stage, due to the belief amongst those in theatre that being wished "good luck" is a curse.
bàn chân
(noun) a foot (the weight-bearing end of a limb)
bình chân
(adjective) unruffled; unconcerned; indifferent
bắp chân
(noun) a calf (lower segment of the leg which contains the gastrocnemius)
bệnh tay chân miệng
(noun) hand, foot and mouth disease
bụng chân
(noun) a calf (back of the leg below the knee)
chen chân
(verb) to squeeze in, wedge oneself in (for standing room)
chicken leg
The genetically disadvantaged or otherwise underdeveloped shank of a man.
chân chính
(adjective) true; genuine; authentic
chân chống
(noun) a kickstand (levered bar of a bicycle or motorcycle)
chân ga
accelerator pedal
chân giò
(noun) pig's trotter; pettitoe
chân gà
(noun) chicken feet
chân không
(noun) vacuum
chân lí
(noun) objective truth; universal truth; fundamental truth
chân lấm tay bùn
(verb) to toil bitterly; to labor arduously; to work one's fingers to the bone; to break one's back; to keep one's nose to the grindstone
chân mày
(noun) eyebrows
chân máy ảnh
camera tripod
chân mây cuối trời
far-flung, faraway, distant, remote
chân nam đá chân chiêu
misconstruction of chân đăm đá chân chiêu
chân nam đá chân xiêu
misconstruction of chân đăm đá chân chiêu
chân ngôn
(noun) mantra
chân nhân
(noun) one who has attained the Tao; immortal; true man
chân như
(noun) suchness
chân núi
(noun) a base; foot; foundation (specifically of a mountain)
chân phương
(adjective) orderly; proper; neat and tidy
chân tay
(noun) foot and hand; limbs
chân thư
(noun) regular script
chân thực
(adjective) alternative form of chân thật
chân tình
(noun) utter sincerity; true feelings; genuine sentiments
chân tướng
(noun) the exposed truth about something or someone, especially something or someone bad
chân vịt
(noun) a duck foot
chân đăm đá chân chiêu
walking very unstably; drunk as a lord
chân đất
(adjective) barefoot; wearing nothing on the feet
chân ướt chân ráo
(adverb) naively; amateurly; artlessly; inexperiencedly
chậm chân
(adjective) slow-paced
cold feet
Not going through with an action, particularly one which requires long term commitment, due to fear, uncertainty and doubt.
cost an arm and a leg
To be extremely expensive.
crooked as a dog's hind leg
Very unscrupulous and deceptive.
cầm chân
(verb) to hold the legs
cẳng chân
(noun) lower leg; shank
cổ chân
(noun) ankle (the juncture of the foot and the leg)
dig one's heels in
Refuse to change one's plans or ideas, especially when counseled otherwise.
foot rot
Athlete's foot.
foot the bill
Be responsible for paying for something.
foot up
To add up; to calculate.
gender is between your ears, not between your legs
Gender only exists as a social construct, and is not confined to one's sex assigned at birth.
get cold feet
To suddenly become too nervous to do something planned.
ghế để chân
footstool; ottoman
giậm chân
(verb) to stamp one's foot or feet
giậm chân tại chỗ
(verb) to walk on the spot
giữ chân
(verb) to retain, to convince (someone) not to leave
gót chân
(noun) a heel (the posterior round of the foot)
gót chân A-sin
Achilles heel; weakness
head over heels
Be smitten, infatuated.
heel out
To hurry away.
heel over
to tilt to one side
heel up
To arm with a firearm.
Hong Kong foot
Athlete's foot.
itchy feet
Restlessness.
jake leg
Paralysis of the feet and ankles caused by the consumption of TOCP (tri-ortho-cresyl phosphate) or methyl alcohol, found in adulterated moonshine or Jamaica ginger extract.
lau chân
to wipe one’s feet
leg around
To hang around a person or place to suck up to them, to lobby them or to otherwise get special treatment.
leg bail
Escape from custody by running away.
leg biter
Synonym of ankle-biter (“a small child”).
leg out
To dispose of a debt to avoid integrated treatment under US tax law.
leg over
To treat badly so as to cheat or ruin.
leg up
The act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands.
lòng bàn chân
sole of the foot
lỗ chân lông
(noun) a pore (a small opening in the skin for follicles)
lộng giả thành chân
fantasy becomes reality
move your feet, lose your seat
If you stand up from your seat, someone else will take it.
móng chân
(noun) toenail
ngứa chân
(verb) to have itchy feet; (figurative) to be itching to depart, go out, etc.
nhón chân
(verb) to tiptoe
nhảy chân sáo
(verb) to skip (to move by hopping on alternate feet)
nhận chân
(verb) to fully and clearly understand
nước đến chân mới nhảy
To put things off until the situation is urgent, and only act at the last possible moment.
Nữ Chân
(adjective) related to Jurchen
pull someone's leg
To tease someone playfully by making them believe something untrue.
puppy foot
A card in the suit of clubs.
put a foot wrong
Make any mistake.
rau chân vịt
(noun) spinach
talk the hind leg off a donkey
Talk incessantly.
Tar Heel
Synonym of North Carolinian.
tay chân
(noun) limbs
ten toes down
Dedicated, loyal.
the bee's knees
Something or someone outstandingly good, excellent, or wonderful.
the cat would eat fish but would not wet her feet
In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some sacrifices be made.
third leg
A penis; specifically a long one.
thế chân
(verb) to replace, to succeed
toe cheese
The sticky, smegma-like substance that accumulates between one's toes in case of insufficient hygiene.
toe in
To stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of each foot incline toward the other.
toe jam
Dead skin and dirt that has accumulated between the digits of a foot.
toe job
An oral or genital sex act involving the toes.
toe out
To have the toes of each foot, in standing or walking, incline from the other foot.
toe popper
A small antipersonnel land mine, the M14 mine.
twinkle toes
Someone with extraordinary footwork
tả chân
(adjective) realistic; realist
từ đầu đến chân
(adverb) head to toe
vắt chân chữ ngũ
Used to indicate the state of being comfortably confident, of one's legs in a shape of the letter 五: unconstrained
you cannot put the same shoe on every foot
A method or technique that works in one situation does not necessarily work in all situations.
đặt chân
(verb) to set foot
ống chân
(noun) the lower leg; the shank; the part of the leg (lower limb) from the knee to the ankle
a lie hath no feet
Because it cannot stand alone. In fact, a lie wants twenty others to support it, and even then is in constant danger of tripping. Cp. LIAR (Liars should have good memories).
achilles' heel
See ACHILLES. Heel 448 Helios Down, or out at heels. In a sad plight, in decayed circumstances, like a beggar whose boots are worn out at the heels.
ai cũng muốn phấn dồi mặt, chứ ai muốn phấn dồi gót chân
Everyone wants to show their good side, not their bad side
anh em như chân như tay
Brothers are as helpful as hands and feet
at one's feet
completely under someone's control or influence
at one's feet
"To cast oneself at someone's feet" is to be entirely submissive to him, to throw oneself on his mercy.
at someone's heels
Following someone closely
at the feet of
Under someone's guidance or instruction
baker's knee
Knock-knee. Bakers were said to be particularly liable to this deformity owing to the constrained position in which they have to stand when kneading bread.
beat feet
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
bend the knee
To show respect or submit to someone's authority
best foot foremost
Use all possible dispatch. To "set on foot" is to set going. If you have various- powers of motion, set your best foremost. .
bring someone to their knees
To defeat or weaken someone completely
bring to heel
to make someone obey or behave
cat's foot
To live under the cat's foot; to be under the dominion of a wife hen-pecked. To live like dog and cat; spoken of married persons who live unhappily together. As many lives as a cat; cats, according to vulgar naturalists, have nine lives, that is one less than a woman. No more chance than a cat in hell without claws; said of one who enters into a dispute or quarrel with one greatly above his match.
chân
(noun) foot
chân cứng đá mềm
A strong and determined person can be gentle and kind
chân le chân vịt
To have one's feet in two different boats
chân tài
(noun) true talent; genuine ability
chân váy
skirt
close on the heels of
Immediately after something or someone
cloven foot
To spy the cloven foot in any business; to discover some roguery or something bad in it: a saying that alludes to a piece of vulgar superstition, which is, that, let the Devil transform himself into what shape he will, he cannot hide his cloven foot
Cloven Foot
To show the cloven foot, i.e. to show a knavish intention; a base motive. The allusion is to Satan, represented with the legs and feet of a goat; and, however he might disguise himself, he could never conceal his cloven feet. See BAG o' NAILS; CLOOTIE.
cock one's toes
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
cool one's heels
To wait patiently or be kept waiting
cover one's feet
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Coward: one who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs. (Ambrose Bierce)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
dig in one's heels
Refuse to change or compromise one's position
dip a toe into
To try something new or unfamiliar cautiously
dip one's toe in
To try something new cautiously
do not let the grass grow beneath (one's) feet
Do not delay or hesitate
down at heel
Worn out or run down, often financially or socially
drag one's feet
To delay or procrastinate in taking action
feet
To make feet for children's stockings; to beget children. An officer of feet; a jocular title for an officer of infantry.
feet first
to do something in a cautious or tentative manner
feet of clay
A weakness or fault in someone's character
find one's feet
become confident and comfortable in a new situation
fingers and toes
The farrier's name for anbury, or ambury, i.e. a spongy wart on horses and oxen.
first foot
See FIRST.^ How are your poor feet? An old street-cry said to have originated at the Great Exhibition of London in 1851. Tramping about the galleries broke down all but trained athletes.
foot voting
voting with one's feet by leaving a place
foot wabbler
A contemptuous appellation for a foot soldier, commonly used by the cavalry.
forty foot
A derisive appellation for a very short person.
fresh legs
new energy or a fresh perspective
Friar's Heel
The outstanding upright stone at Stonehenge, formerly supposed by some to stand in the central axis of the avenue, is so called. Geoffrey of Monmouth says the devil bought the stones of an old woman in Ireland, wrapped them up in a wyth, and brought them to Salisbury Plain. Just before he got to Mount Ambre the wyth broke, and one of the stones fell into the Avon, the rest were carried to the plain.
game leg
A lame or wounded leg.
game leg
A lame leg. In this instance game is a dialect form of the Celtic cam, meaning crooked. It is of comparatively modern usage. Gammy is also used in this sense.
gamer leg
Vasculitis.
get a leg up
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
get one's feet wet
To start doing something new and become familiar with it
get one's foot in the door
Gain an initial opportunity or advantage to achieve further success
get one's leg over
To have sex
get to one's feet
to recover from a difficult situation
hand and foot
completely or utterly
hang a leg
to sit with one leg crossed over the other
have legs
have lasting popularity or impact
have one foot on a banana peel
be on the verge of a slippery or precarious situation
have one's foot in the door
Have an initial opportunity or advantage
head to toe
Completely or from top to bottom
heavy foot
a tendency to press the accelerator pedal too hard
heel tap
A peg in the heel of a shoe, taken out when it is finished. A person leaving any liquor in his glass, is frequently called upon by the toast-master to take off his heel-tap.
heels
To he laid by the heels; to be confined, or put in prison. Out at heels; worn, or diminished: his estate or affairs are out at heels. To turn up his heels; to turn up the knave of trumps at the game of all-fours.
hind leg
To kick out a hind leg; to make a rustic bow.
hold someone's feet to the fire
To force someone to take responsibility or action
horse and foot
The cavalry and infantry; hence all one's forces; with all one's might.
hot on someone's heels
Following someone very closely
how’s your poor feet?
An idiotic street cry with no meaning, much in vogue a few years back.
irish legs
Thick legs, jocularly styled the Irish arms. It is said of the Irish women, that they have a dispensation from the pope to wear the thick end of their legs downwards.
it is better to die on one's feet than live on one's knees
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
jury leg
A wooden leg: allusion to a jury mast, which is a temporary substitute for a mast carried away by a storm, or any other accident. SEA PHRASE.
keep someone on their toes
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
kick one's heels
To wait impatiently or idly
kick up one's heels
To celebrate or have a good time, often in a lively or uninhibited way
kick with the other foot
to change one's behavior or approach
Kissing the Pope's toe
Matthew of West- minster says it was customary formerly to kiss the hand of his Holiness; but that a certain woman, in the 8th century, not only kissed the Pope's hand, but "squeezed it.*' The Church magnate, seeing the danger to which he was exposed, cut off his hand, and was compelled in future to offer his foot. In reality, the Pope's foot (i.e.
land legs
to regain balance and stability on land after being at sea
land on one's feet
To recover quickly from a difficult situation
lay by the heels
to defeat or bring someone down
lay something at the feet of
blame or credit someone for something
lead foot
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
leg
To make a leg; to bow. To give leg-bail and land security; to run away. To fight at the leg; to take unfair advantages: it being held unfair by back-sword players to strike at the leg. To break a leg; a woman who has had a bastard, is said to have broken a leg.
leg
A part of a game. In some old games there are so many LEGS to the chalk, and so many chalks to the game. Sometimes the LEGS are called chalks, and the chalks LEGS—one word is as good as another, provided an agreement is made beforehand.
leg and leg
Equal, or nearly so, in a race, game, etc. Cp. NECK AND NECK.
leg business
Ballet.
leg bye
In cricket, a run scored from a ball which has glanced off any part of a batsman's person except his hand.
leg it
To run away, to flee.
leg it
To run; "to give a LEG," to assist, as when one mounts a horse; "making a LEG," a countryman’s bow,—projecting the LEG from behind as a balance to the head bent forward.—Shakspeare.