put one foot in front of the other in English

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[Australia] Forms: puts one foot in front of the other [present, singular, third-person], putting one foot in front of the other [participle, present], put one foot in front of the other [participle, past], put one foot in front of the other [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> one foot in front of the other|head=put one foot in front of the other}} put one foot in front of the other (third-person singular simple present puts one foot in front of the other, present participle putting one foot in front of the other, simple past and past participle put one foot in front of the other)

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"put one foot in front of the other" meaning in English

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