flat-footed

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Craig Revel Horwood, acerbic as ever, called it "flat footed", and Clarke and his partner Alexis Warr crashed out with the lowest score this evening - at 27.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

He looks a bit too flat footed to me.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

It was depressing to see him flat footed many times after serving, just watching Verdasco's winners go by.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2016

Focus on building foot strength by trying out some barefoot balance moves—first flat footed, and then balance with your heel lifted up.

From Time • Sep. 22, 2015

I must close now for this time and get busy on some idears so as Black Jack won't catch me flat footed but I guess they's no danger of that eh Al?

From The Real Dope by Lardner, Ring