feet first
Adverb
Meaning
(of the movement or transportation of a person or animal) With the feet preceding the rest of the body.
(idiomatic, euphemistic) In the manner of a deceased person (i.e., dead).
feet-first (not comparable)
Alternative spelling of feet first
Alternative names
feet-first
Antonyms
Examples
My son complains about headaches. I tell him all the time, when you get out of bed, it's feet first.
I will go out of this world feet first with my Lib Dem membership card in my pocket.
The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I had sharp spikes on my shoes. If the baseman stood where he had no business to be and got hurt, that was his fault.
To shed the past, forget the future and fall into the moment feet first.
Both male and female gymnasts receive a score of 0 if they fail to land on their feet first.
Explanation Freeflying is an expansion of skydiving which includes the traditional belly-to-earth positions, but extends into vertical flight where the flyer is in an upright position (falling feet first) or in an inverted position (falling head first).