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to be in a position of disadvantage, retreat, or defeat (A large portion of our funding was cut at the last minute, so this project has been on the back foot from the get-go. • The once-dominant airline company has been on the back foot ever since several no-frills competitors entered the market.  thefreedictionary.com) | |||
| be on the back: 18 phrases in 7 subjects |
| Figure of speech | 1 |
| General | 8 |
| Idiomatic | 1 |
| Makarov | 3 |
| Politics | 2 |
| Rhetoric | 2 |
| Slang | 1 |