on foot

Idioms  

1. Walking or running, not using a vehicle. For example, There's no road to the lodge; we have to get there on foot. [c. 1300] Also see hoof it; on one's feet; on the right foot.

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on foot

Nearly a third of urban workers walk to work, while virtually every bus or metro journey begins and ends on foot.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The outbreak has weighed on foot traffic at chains like Chipotle and Yum Brands’ Taco Bell, the latter of which had been an initial focus for investigators.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Immigration has been a hot-button issue in Europe since 2015, when more than a million people, many fleeing war-torn Syria, entered the continent on foot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Garcia then ran away on foot into a neighborhood, where authorities were finally able to capture him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Michaux’s voyages took him from Florida to Hudson’s Bay; the heroic Nuttall ventured as far as the shores of Lake Superior, going much of the way on foot for want of funds.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Related Words

• nomadic
• peripatetic
• roving
• wandering