put foot in
Example Sentences
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Things have looked better, during the last five or six years, than they have done since Cromwell first put foot in Ireland.
From Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
When he put foot in stirrup at the bridge of Arlanza a hundred and fifty gentlemen had assembled to follow his fortunes.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis
He passed beneath the archway and put foot in the famous Strand.
From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Bevan, Tom
I don't think there has been so disgraceful a business since we first put foot in India.
From At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
"One of the whitest men that ever put foot in stirrup," said Fraser a few minutes later to Gerrard.
From Tom Gerrard by Becke, Louis
