set foot on (something or some place)
set foot on (something or some place)
To physically board something or travel to some place. As soon as I set foot on that train, I knew I'd never see my hometown again. It was her very first time setting foot on foreign shores.
See also: foot, on, set
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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 foot somewhere
COMMON If you set foot somewhere, you physically go there. I never expected to set foot on British soil again. Poor kid, he thought, little did she know what lay ahead of her even before she set foot on foreign soil. I am not letting anyone else set foot outside this house.
See also: foot, set, somewhere
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
set foot on
(or in) enter; go intoThe phrase is usually used in negatives or questions.
See also: foot, on, set
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
set foot on
To step on.
See also: foot, on, set
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
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- set foot somewhere
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