Англи хэлээ илүү унаган бөгөөд сонирхолтой болгоё гэвэл эдгээр хэлц үгсийг сураарай. Words We Use цуврал энэ дугаартаа 'On the back foot' хэлц үгийн утгыг ойлгоход туслах болно.
“Someone is on the back foot” гэвэл энэ нь тухайн хүн хүнд байдалд орсон, эсвэл нөхцөл байдалд бүрэн бэлэн биш, хамгаалалтын байдалд орсон гэсэн утгатай.
Өнөөдөр дараах тохиолдлуудад хэрхэн хэрэглэхийг хамтдаа сонсцгооё.
- Lucas has got James on the back foot - he’s too quick for him to handle!
It can also be used to describe a team under pressure during a match:
- Barcelona played very well in the first half, but now, Real Madrid has them on the back foot!
Use it at work when things are not going well:
- We always seem to be on the back foot these days, our competition are doing much better than us.
You can also use it after a meeting:
- I felt a bit on the back foot in that meeting because I didn’t really have all the facts in front of me.
It is also useful to mean you were not ready for something, for example, in a debate:
- I wasn’t expecting him to ask me about that topic. He put me on the back foot for the rest of my speech!
Explore the entire series: Words We Use Mongolian.
Credits
Host: Undrakhbayar
Written by: Nick Pagano
Graphic design: Dory Wang
Educational consultant: Professor Lynda Yates
Produced by: Dory Wang
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