"put one's best foot foremost" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts one's best foot foremost [present, singular, third-person], putting one's best foot foremost [participle, present], put one's best foot foremost [participle, past], put one's best foot foremost [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> one's best foot foremost}} put one's best foot foremost (third-person singular simple present puts one's best foot foremost, present participle putting one's best foot foremost, simple past and past participle put one's best foot foremost)
  1. Synonym of put one's best foot forward Synonyms: put one's best foot forward [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-put_one's_best_foot_foremost-en-verb-Pa8vjJ-C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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