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Amishera Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Rocking up and down on the balls of our feet

When we are excited about something or feel very positive about our
circumstances, we tend to defy gravity by doing such things as rocking
up and down on the balls of our feet, or walking with a bit of a bounce
in our step. This is the limbic brain, once again, manifesting itself in our
nonverbal behaviors.

What do the following mean?

1. rocking up and down on the balls of our feet.
2. walking with a bit of bounce in our step.

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Top answer

The ***** of your feet are below your ankles. Your toes are at the front of your feet, the ***** are at the back. To rock up and down on them simply means to rock(move) back and forth on them.

  • The ***** of your feet are below your ankles.
  • Your toes are at the front of your feet, the ***** are at the back.
  • To rock up and down on them simply means to rock(move) back and forth on them.
  • To walk with a bounce in your step means to appear energetic in a way.
  • You can walk by shuffling your feet, which would make it seem like you were lazy, or tired, or you could walk with a bounce in your step.
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The ***** of your feet are below your ankles. Your toes are at the front of your feet, the ***** are at the back. To rock up and down on them simply means to rock(move) back and forth on them.

To walk with a bounce in your step means to appear energetic in a way. You can walk by shuffling your feet, which would make it seem like you were lazy, or tired, or you could walk with a bounce
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AdeeoTo rock up and down on them simply means to rock(move) back and forth on them.
I always thought "rock" was a bad choice of verbs in this expression.
Only your feet exhibit a rocking motion. Because your ankles are to the back and the ***** are to the front, you yourself exhibit only an up and down motion. Rocking back and forth is a very unstable

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