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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Authority | Have the upper hand, get the upper hand, have the whip, get the whip; gain a hold upon, preponderate, dominate, rule the roost; boss; override, overrule, overawe; lord it over, hold in hand, keep under, make a puppet of, lead by the nose, turn round one's little finger, bend to one's will, hold one's own, wear the breeches; have the ball at one's feet, have it all one's own way, have the game in one's own hand, have on the hip, have under one's thumb; be master of the situation; take the lead, play first fiddle, set the fashion; give the law to; carry with a high hand; lay down the law; "ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm"; rule with a rod of iron; (severity). |
Nearness | Within hearing, within earshot; within an ace of; but a step, not far from, at no great distance; on the verge of, on the brink of, on the skirts of; in the environs; Noun: at one's door, at one's feet, at one's elbow, at one's finger's end, at one's side; on the tip of one's tongue; under one's nose; within a stone's throw; Noun: in sight of, in presence of; at close quarters; cheek by jole, cheek by jowl; beside, alongside, side by side, tete-a-tete; in juxtaposition; (touching); yardarm to yardarm, at the heels of; on the confines of, at the threshold, bordering upon, verging to; in the way. |
Offer | Hawk about; offer for sale; press; (request); lay at one's feet. |
Submission | Eat dirt, eat the leek, eat humble pie; bite the dust, lick the dust; be at one's feet, fall at one's feet; craven; crouch before, throw oneself at the feet of; swallow the leek, swallow the pill; kiss the rod; turn the other cheek; avaler les couleuvres, gulp down. |
Success | Come off well, come off successful, come off with flying colors; make short work of; take by storm, carry by storm; bear away the bell; win one's wings, win one's spurs, win the battle; win the day, carry the day, gain the day, gain the prize, gain the palm; have the best of it, have it all one's own way, have the game in one's owns hands, have the ball at one's feet, have one on the hop; walk over the course; carry all before one, remain in possession of the field; score a success. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Expressions using "AT ONE'S FEET": have the ball at one's feet ♦ lay at one's feet. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "AT ONE'S FEET"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Hungarian | vannak (are, have the ball at one's feet, there are, to be well backed), kedvező alkalma nyílik (have the ball at one's feet), jó kilátási (have the ball at one's feet), csak a kezét kell kinyújtania vmi után (have the ball at one's feet). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 脚下 . (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | そっか (gait, pace, step, underfoot), きゃっか (dismissal, rejection), あしもと (gait, pace, step, underfoot). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | atay one'say eetfay tener todo resuelto (have the ball at one's feet). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "'-a-e-e-e-f-n-o-s-t-t" | |
-3 letters: oftenest. | |
-4 letters: fattens, featest, neatest, notates. | |
-5 letters: atones, enates, estate, fasten, fatten, notate, oftest, sateen, senate, settee, soften, tenets, testae, testee, teston. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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