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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

lost her footing

"She lost her footing and tumbled into the river."

What does "lost her footing" mean? And would you like to use a different phrase instead of it?

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Top answer

"lost her footing" means that she slipped. It is a common and natural expression.

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  • "lost her footing" means that she slipped.
  • It is a common and natural expression.
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"lost her footing" means that she slipped. It is a common and natural expression.
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Does it an idiom?

Thank you.
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hhtt Is it an idiom?
I think it's borderline whether it should be called an "idiom" or not. However, it doesn't matter much.
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hhttDoes it an idiom?
I would call it just a fixed phrasing. Idioms (classically, at least) differ in meaning from their constituent words, but this does not:

lose: to have less of something than before because some of it has gone; to stop having something because it has been destroyed
footing: a firm position for your feet on a surfa
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