put one's best foot forward
делать всё возможное, стараться быть на высоте
It was the necessity to put her best foot forward that was really troubling her.
Другие идиомы:
- put (someone's) eye out
- shoot oneself in the foot
- put one's cards on the table
- put (something) in mothballs
- put one's hand to the plow
- put one's foot in one's mouth
- six feet under
- get off on the wrong foot
- put on a brave face
- put on the dog
- get a foothold (somewhere)
- put the cat among the pigeons
- put (someone's) nose out of joint
- follow in (someone's) footsteps
- put words into (someone's) mouth