Translations for „wrong-foot“ in the English » German Dictionary

wrong-ˈfoot VB trans Brit, Aus

to wrong-foot sb

jdn auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to catch sb on the wrong foot

jdn auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen inf

to get off on the right/wrong foot

einen guten/schlechten Start haben

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The brief section at the end, set 10 years afterwards, brings a series of revelations that wrong-foot the reader again and again.

www.smh.com.au

So states, however strong, seem more likely to use the means of the weaker side to wrong-foot the assets of the conventionally armed but less agile opponent.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The work, though, retains its miasmatic whiff and its unending ability to disorient and wrong-foot viewers.

www.independent.co.uk

They know what to expect and then you have to wrong-foot them.

www.scotsman.com

I decided to wrong-foot the keeper and it worked out perfectly.

www.dnaindia.com

He will use it to wrong-foot his foes and sometimes his friends.

www.firstpost.com

The multitude of labels on food packaging can wrong-foot even the most health conscious consumers.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Just occasionally, he would wrong-foot them by straying from type and this was invariably when he did his most memorable work.

www.independent.co.uk

It can wrong-foot the listener spectacularly, but it also lies behind the music's most compelling moments of rupture, outburst and momentum.

www.gramophone.co.uk

There is always a desire to wrong-foot the viewer.

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