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Back foot.
(UK) If you are on your back foot, you are at a disadvantage and forced to be defensive of your position.
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Yes, the back foot.
"We put Leeds on the back foot.
Mediobanca on the back foot Reformable?
Hedgies are on the back foot.
Development is on the back foot.
This time off the back foot.
Through the covers off the back foot.
I felt very much on the back foot".
So Mr Thaksin is on the back foot.
Now the days of the back foot are over.
And the yellow card put us on the back foot".
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