off the back foot in English

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        "From a defensive position."
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        "(idiomatic) From a defensive position."
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
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      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "off the back foot"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "By analogy with a cricket shot.",
  "head_templates": [
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        "2": "prepositional phrase",
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      },
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      "args": {},
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        "English idioms",
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      "glosses": [
        "From a defensive position."
      ],
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          "defensive"
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        "(idiomatic) From a defensive position."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "off the back foot"
}

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"off the back foot" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase