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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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Would motorists abandon their cars and flee on foot because they were stuck in traffic, as they had in the Palisades?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Some civilians in recent months made the trek on foot through the mines to escape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Santa Monica once gave Tony and me a shared life we could reach on foot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Long lines of stationary cars and buses were gridlocked on main roads as commuters sought alternative routes -- or even made their way on foot.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

She is hauled slowly through town, followed on foot by every member of the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth deemed fit to be seen.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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