footing
கடைக்கால்
definition
verb
Contrary to international law, it will be the world that foots the bill, estimated at $50-60 million.
pay (the bill) for something, especially when the bill is considered large or unreasonable.
the rider was left to foot it ten or twelve miles back to camp
cover a distance, especially a long one, on foot.
noun
he suddenly lost his footing
a secure grip with one's feet.
attempts to establish the store on a firm financial footing
the basis on which something is established or operates.
example
I'm doing this so that our companies can compete on an equal 'footing' with U.S. companies.
Nobody really wins, one person will eventually lose their 'footing' on the ground and everybody ends up falling.
Nor is it multi-polar, because it does not include any great power that stands on an equal 'footing' with the United States.
He lost his 'footing' and fell to the ground writhing in pain.
Neither side succeeded in establishing a firm 'footing' in the first half, as evidenced by the fact that parity obtained on four occasions.
The Agency now moved into high gear to put the operation on a sound 'footing' .
They will be asked by officers to consider transferring the museums and galleries service to a trust but the report says it can only be done when they are on a firm financial 'footing' .
It was true for the abolition movement, the efforts to put women on an equal legal 'footing' with men, guaranteeing religious liberties, and so many more.
the suppliers are on an equal 'footing' with the buyers
Still, it remained key to the President's political 'footing' .
He parked and stepped out of the cab, but the ground was icy and almost immediately he fell to the ground after losing his 'footing' .
Formed by Dougall in 1989, the company gives musicians with disabilities the chance to operate on an equal 'footing' to those without.
I ended up walking on the unshovelled areas in order to have a more secure 'footing' .
The society is therefore urging the government to place animal welfare on an equal 'footing' with public safety by sanctioning their recommendations.
Until this week, they were confident a deal could be done and a new CVA could be drawn-up which would put the club on a secure 'footing' again.
Losing my 'footing' , my frame of reference changes as the ground comes up to meet me; my mind struggles to understand what is happening.
They were playing away when a holiday maker lost her 'footing' on the rough ground, tripped and fell, taking out the whole band.
He almost lots his 'footing' as he walked over a tree root.
If that means the financial 'footing' of the club is now in a position where the new guy can get some money, I don't have a problem with that.
There was no light, and since the tunnel slanted sharply, it was hard to keep one's 'footing' without slipping.
Financial 'footing' is very solid, as indicated by the annual report.
Earlier, she did not raise any issues before the GP, but now she finds that she can participate on an equal 'footing' with men.
They figure they will need €500,000 to establish a firm 'footing' in the market, money the company does not have at present.
Now the right to down a pint has been placed on an equal 'footing' with human rights such as freedom of expression by a Scottish council.
But the club is now on a much firmer financial 'footing' and the fans cannot be anything but happy.
This work is vital to demonstrate the potential impact of preventing ill health and put it on an equal 'footing' with clinical interventions, which are routinely subject to economic evaluation.
He will also be able to compete on an equal 'footing' with some of the professionals on the circuit, who have already found themselves trailing in his wake on some of the sport's most gruelling courses.
I waited until I had my 'footing' firmly on the ground and stopped getting thrown against the stall walls.
Alex lost his 'footing' , hit the ground, and rolled to a stop.
By then, all customer and geographic restrictions for foreign banks in China will be removed, putting them on an equal 'footing' with Chinese banks.
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