Joanna Campbell Slan

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On the Back Foot — What Does That Mean?

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If you're looking for colorful language, there's no better place to start than the wide world of sports. Recently I heard casters for a League of Legends game saying that one team was definitely "on the back foot." Since it was clear that the team in question was losing, I could surmise that "on the back foot" was not a good position to be in. But more to the point, what exactly did that mean? As with many English idioms, no one has a … [Read more...] about On the Back Foot — What Does That Mean?