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- adjective Alternative spelling of
wrongfooted . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
wrong-foot .
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Examples
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But Johnson wrong-footed his review from the start, by putting the "kitsch"...
Lee Rosenbaum: Native Americans, Brooklyn-Style: Family-Friendly, Deeply Informative "Tipi" Show Lee Rosenbaum 2011
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But Johnson wrong-footed his review from the start, by putting the "kitsch"...
Lee Rosenbaum: Native Americans, Brooklyn-Style: Family-Friendly, Deeply Informative "Tipi" Show Lee Rosenbaum 2011
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Whether or not that expectation is foolish, Facebook could still be wrong-footed by being too open.
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But Johnson wrong-footed his review from the start, by putting the "kitsch"...
Lee Rosenbaum: Native Americans, Brooklyn-Style: Family-Friendly, Deeply Informative "Tipi" Show Lee Rosenbaum 2011
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“Who the hell is Jessica?” he said, wrong-footed, surprise flaring in those eyes.
The Priest Gerard O’Donovan 2011
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Whether or not that expectation is foolish, Facebook could still be wrong-footed by being too open.
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A 10-point deficit did not bode well but Leicester hit back splendidly, a smart delayed miss-pass from Ben Youngs sending Murphy straight through a wrong-footed defence for a morale-raising try.
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After Mikel Arteta's shot had been blocked, Gervinho fed Aaron Ramsey and, when his cross flicked off Kelly, Fulham's defenders were not so much wrong-footed as frozen.
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I remember kicking it and thinking: "Hang on a second, something isn't right …" I felt completely wrong-footed.
My first season back in the Championship? It's been an education | David James 2011
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Analysts add that some traders have been wrong-footed by volatility in currency and commodities markets.
Wall Street banks set to announce bumper profits Richard Wachman 2010
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