put one's feet up

English

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Verb

put one's feet up (third-person singular simple present puts one's feet up, present participle putting one's feet up, simple past and past participle put one's feet up)

1. (idiomatic) To relax.

   Synonym: kick one's feet up

   • 1948 March and April, “Notes and News: Lines in County Donegal”, in Railway Magazine, page 129:

     It is also disconcerting when you suddenly realise that the driver isn't steering, but may be thumbing over his Customs papers with his feet up.

See also

• let one's hair down
• take it easy
• kick back