set foot in (some place)
set foot in (some place)
To enter some location. It wasn't me—I've never set foot in that building before! If you ever set foot in my house again, I'll have you arrested.
See also: foot, set
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
set foot in
some place to enter into some place; to begin to enter some place. The judge ordered him never to set foot in her house again. I would never set foot in a place like that.
See also: foot, set
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
set foot
1. set foot in. Enter, as in I'll never set foot in this house again.
2. set foot on. Step on, as in We were so happy to set foot on dry land. [c. 1600]
See also: foot, set
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
set ˈfoot in/on something
enter or visit a place: Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon, in July 1969. She’s been complaining from the moment she set foot in this hotel.See also: foot, on, set, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
set foot in
To enter.
See also: foot, set
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- set foot
- set foot in
- set foot in/on something
- setting
- not set foot somewhere
- be hand and foot to (one)
- on foot
- foot up
- foot
- fleet of foot