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    on the back foot

    US /ɑn ðə bæk fʊt/

    ・

    UK /ɒn ðə bæk fʊt/

    B2
    idm.In a disadvantaged or defensive position.
    The company was on the back foot after the negative report.

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    India ramps up 50-year campaign to crush Maoist insurgency | DW News

    18:31India ramps up 50-year campaign to crush Maoist insurgency | DW News
    • So we met some officials, police officers, and they told us that the Maoist insurgents is currently on the back foot.

      So we met some officials, police officers, and they told us that the Maoist insurgents is currently on the back foot.

    • and they told us that the Maoist insurgents are currently on the back foot.

      and they told us that the Maoist insurgents are currently on the back foot.

    B1

    TRUE - Day 2 - TRUST | Yoga With Adriene

    36:13TRUE - Day 2 - TRUST  |  Yoga With Adriene
    • Then step it up, pivot on the back foot.

      Then step it up, pivot on the back foot.

    • Then step it up, pivot on the back foot.

      Then step it up, pivot on the back foot.

    B2

    Can Venezuela’s President Maduro ‘wait it out’ as US ramps up the pressure? | DW News

    09:00Can Venezuela’s President Maduro ‘wait it out’ as US ramps up the pressure? | DW News
    • And for that reason, I think it's going to be difficult to for Nicolas Maduro to sort of negotiate his own exit because right now, quite frankly, Donald Trump is on the back foot and I think there's serious questions.

      And for that reason, I think it's going to be difficult to for Nicolas Maduro to sort of negotiate his own exit because right now, quite frankly, Donald Trump is on the back foot and I think there's serious questions.

    • And for that reason, I think it's going to be difficult for Nicolás Maduro to sort of negotiate his own exit, because right now, quite frankly, Donald Trump is on the back foot.

      And for that reason, I think it's going to be difficult for Nicolás Maduro to sort of negotiate his own exit, because right now, quite frankly, Donald Trump is on the back foot.

    B1

    Ozzy Man Reviews: MEGA COMPILATION #8

    13:33Ozzy Man Reviews: MEGA COMPILATION #8
    • Agnes is caught on the back foot and lobs it HIGH into the fucking sky!

      Agnes is caught on the back foot and lobs it HIGH into the fucking sky!

    • Agnes is caught on the back foot and lobs it HIGH into the fucking sky!

      Agnes is caught on the back foot and lobs it HIGH into the fucking sky!

    B1

    Power Yoga - with Adriene

    45:15Power Yoga - with Adriene
    • Great. Step that left foot up, all the way into your lunge. Pivot on the back foot. Inhale,

      Great. Step that left foot up, all the way into your lunge. Pivot on the back foot. Inhale,

    • exhale, downward facing dog. Inhale, step the right foot up. Pivot on the back foot,

      exhale, downward facing dog. Inhale, step the right foot up. Pivot on the back foot,

    B2

    How to look good in photos and be photogenic.

    03:41How to look good in photos and be photogenic.
    • and then you make the other foot more of a decoration, so you delicately place your front foot towards the camera but your weight is on the back foot.

      and then you make the other foot more of a decoration, so you delicately place your front foot towards the camera but your weight is on the back foot.

    • but your weight is on the back foot.

      but your weight is on the back foot.

    B1

    Yoga For Weight Loss - Love Yoga Flow

    35:26Yoga For Weight Loss - Love Yoga Flow
    • Find Warrior One as you pivot on the back foot.

      Find Warrior One as you pivot on the back foot.

    • Find warrior one as you pivot on the back foot.

      Find warrior one as you pivot on the back foot.

    B2

    Carrots and Sticks in Washington: Antitrust Whistleblowers and an FCPA SOL Extension

    15:52Carrots and Sticks in Washington: Antitrust Whistleblowers and an FCPA SOL Extension
    • He is trying to play both sides against each other here by saying that if we get wind of all of your misconduct through a whistleblower or somebody who's flipping so they won't get sent to prison for years, that's going to leave you, the company, on the back foot.

      He is trying to play both sides against each other here by saying that if we get wind of all of your misconduct through a whistleblower or somebody who's flipping so they won't get sent to prison for years, that's going to leave you, the company, on the back foot.

    • He is trying to play both sides against each other here by saying that if we get wind of all of your misconduct through a whistleblower or somebody who's flipping so they won't get sent to prison for years, that's going to leave you, the company, on the back foot.

      He is trying to play both sides against each other here by saying that if we get wind of all of your misconduct through a whistleblower or somebody who's flipping so they won't get sent to prison for years, that's going to leave you, the company, on the back foot.

    B1

    Trump's options: how could the Iran war end? | The Global Story

    17:06Trump's options: how could the Iran war end? | The Global Story
    • What you do is, rather than keep a the continual pressure as it is, you ramp up, you do something which suddenly puts them on the back foot.

      What you do is, rather than keep a the continual pressure as it is, you ramp up, you do something which suddenly puts them on the back foot.

    • What you do is, rather than keep a the continual pressure as it is, you ramp up, you do something which suddenly puts them on the back foot.

      What you do is, rather than keep a the continual pressure as it is, you ramp up, you do something which suddenly puts them on the back foot.

    B1

    Could Taylor Swift’s reign ever end? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service

    14:10Could Taylor Swift’s reign ever end? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
    • And that ties back to what we were saying about the reaction to the Tortured Poets Department, whereas she maybe felt a little bit on the back foot, like she had to give this album a big promotional push in a way that she hasn't really needed to do in the whole of the 2020s.

      And that ties back to what we were saying about the reaction to the Tortured Poets Department, whereas she maybe felt a little bit on the back foot, like she had to give this album a big promotional push in a way that she hasn't really needed to do in the whole of the 2020s.

    • Whereas she maybe felt a little bit on the back foot, like she had to give this album a big promotional push in a way that she hasn't really needed to do in the whole of the 2000s.

      Whereas she maybe felt a little bit on the back foot, like she had to give this album a big promotional push in a way that she hasn't really needed to do in the whole of the 2000s.

    B1