Put your feet up

verb

To rest and relax, especially by sitting or lying down with your feet raised.

After a long day of work, she just wanted to put her feet up and watch television.
Visual representation of "put your feet up" - to rest and relax, especially by sitting or lying down with your feet raised

Often appears as...

  • put your feet up and relax
  • put your feet up after a long day

Usage tips

Colloquial

verb

To rest and relax, especially by sitting or lying down with your feet raised.

After a long day of work, she just wanted to put her feet up and watch television.
Visual representation of "put your feet up" - to rest and relax, especially by sitting or lying down with your feet raised

Often appears as...

  • put your feet up and relax
  • put your feet up after a long day

Usage tips

Colloquial

Definition 1 of 1
Visual representation of "put your feet up"
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Informal Use

Used in casual conversations, not in professional or formal settings.

Illustration for Informal Use
I can't wait to finish this hike and put my feet up.
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Figurative Sense

Means to relax; doesn't necessarily involve physically raising your feet.

Illustration for Figurative Sense
After the exams, I'm going to put my feet up for the whole weekend.
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Not Literal

It's an idiom; you don't always put your feet up physically when you say it.

Illustration for Not Literal
Let's finish this project so we can put our feet up.
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Informal Use

Used in casual conversations, not in professional or formal settings.

Illustration for Informal Use
I can't wait to finish this hike and put my feet up.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Figurative Sense

Means to relax; doesn't necessarily involve physically raising your feet.

Illustration for Figurative Sense
After the exams, I'm going to put my feet up for the whole weekend.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Not Literal

It's an idiom; you don't always put your feet up physically when you say it.

Illustration for Not Literal
Let's finish this project so we can put our feet up.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Informal Use

Used in casual conversations, not in professional or formal settings.

Illustration for Informal Use
I can't wait to finish this hike and put my feet up.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Figurative Sense

Means to relax; doesn't necessarily involve physically raising your feet.

Illustration for Figurative Sense
After the exams, I'm going to put my feet up for the whole weekend.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Not Literal

It's an idiom; you don't always put your feet up physically when you say it.

Illustration for Not Literal
Let's finish this project so we can put our feet up.
Visual representation of the word "Put your feet up"

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