toes

Synonyms

foot toe toed flowerbed toenail hindfoot feet rope-a-dope

Phrases with the word

on one's toes fingers and toes crossed step on someone's toes turn up one's toes fungal infection between the toes fingers and toes

Examples

I was with this girl the other night and from the way she was responding to my skillful caresses, you would have sworn that she was conscious from the top of her head to the tag on her toes. Emo Philips

When nothing is for sure, we remain alert, perennially on our toes. It is more exciting not to know which bush the rabbit is hiding behind than to behave as though we knew everything. Carlos Castaneda

I like teaching and the contact with young minds keeps one on one's toes. Aaron Klug

What the elders see while sitting the young ones standing on their toes won't see. African Proverb

Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. Chinese Proverb

Those who are carrying elephants home on their heads, need not use their toes to dig up crickets on the way. Nigerian Proverb