play footsie with someone

play footsie with someone
expr sl
1)

I played footsie with her under the table — Я под столом касался своими ногами ее ног

2) AmE

He's plenty burned up over the way that guy played footsie with the boss — Его раздражает манера этого парня подлизываться к шефу

3) AmE

He was trying to play footsie with his wife — Он пытался загладить свою вину перед женой

4) AmE

The politicians and labour leaders are playing footsie with each other — Политики и лидеры лейбористской партии заодно


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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  • play footsie with someone — informal phrase to show sexual interest in someone by touching their feet with yours, usually under a table Thesaurus: to start a romantic or sexual relationshipsynonym Main entry: footsie …   Useful english dictionary

  • play footsie with someone — play footsie with (someone) mainly American to be involved with a person or an organization secretly, because you know that other people will not approve. The government never forgave him for playing footsie with the terrorists …   New idioms dictionary

  • play footsie with someone — informal to show sexual interest in someone by touching their feet with yours, usually under a table …   English dictionary

  • play footsie with — (someone) mainly American to be involved with a person or an organization secretly, because you know that other people will not approve. The government never forgave him for playing footsie with the terrorists …   New idioms dictionary

  • play footsie —    If you play footsie with someone, you touch their feet lightly, especially under the table, to show your interest.     Pete says they were playing footsie at the office Christmas lunch …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • play footsie — ( ● foot * * * touch someone s feet in such a way ■ work with someone in a close but covert way the FBI reported that the delegate was playing footsie with the Soviets * * * play footsie informal 1 : to secretly touch another person s foot with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • play footsie(s) with — idi+inf play footsie(s) with a) to flirt with, esp. by furtively touching someone s foot or leg b) to engage in clandestine or illicit relations with …   From formal English to slang

  • footsie — foot|sie [ futsi ] noun play footsie with someone INFORMAL to show sexual interest in someone by touching their feet with yours, usually under a table …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • play footsie — informal the action of touching someone s feet lightly with one s own feet as a playful expression of romantic interest. → footsie …   English new terms dictionary

  • play footsie — informal to secretly touch someone s feet under a table with your feet, in order to show that you are sexually attracted to them. I think they were playing footsie in the meeting! (usually in continuous tenses) …   New idioms dictionary

  • footsie — UK [ˈfʊtsɪ] / US noun play footsie with someone …   English dictionary


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