on foot

prep_phrase

Etymology

From Middle English on fote, from Old English on fōte (“on foot”), equivalent to on + foot.

1
On one's feet
On one's feet; walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal.
- The pub's not far: let's go on foot.
- At the same time, the encroachment of vegetation proceeds apace, and broom and brambles have already made portions of the line impassable, even on foot.
On the move
On the move; astir.
3
In progress or in preparation
In progress or in preparation; active, in operation.
- [W]ithin a short time it was generally believed at Naples, that a treaty of marriage was on foot between Zeluco and the young lady in question […].
- ‘I didn't know anything of this sort was on foot.’ Brangwen smiled awkwardly.

No curated loop yet for on foot. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA