front foot

American  

noun

1. a foot measured along the front of a lot.

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Etymology

Origin of front foot

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

After Wall Street's rally Friday capped a torrid week for markets, Asia mostly started on the front foot.

From Barron's

The announcements, along with the renewal of its partnership with Societe Generale and the IPO of its joint venture with State Bank of India, put the group back on the front foot, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal

"That's a very good question, I think what we've seen is that if we can get a few good antibiotics, then we'll be back on on the front foot and then I think we can keep things in check," says Dr Edwards.

From BBC

But what I'm anticipating is that many G7 countries are going to move from the back foot to the front foot.

From BBC

For the best part of a week, since the Telegraph first broke its story, I haven't been able to understand why the BBC did not get on the front foot in the face of a deluge of damaging headlines about claims of systemic bias.

From BBC