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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The department did not say if the officer was in a vehicle or on foot.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

"They left their home on foot, I don't know why," she said.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

A runner who has become the fastest woman to complete the three peaks challenge on foot says she could do with "a week off".

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

If we turned around now, it would take us more than half a day to walk beyond El Sacrificio and up to Highway 57 on foot, but that’s where the nearest gas station was.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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