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be fleet of foot
To be fast on one's feet, as while running or walking. I'm not the most fleet of foot, so I probably shouldn't be in the relay race. Did you know that the wildebeest can run as fast as a lion? For such a large animal, it is shockingly fleet of foot. Because I'm not very fleet of foot, Coach had one of the other guys run for me once I got on base.
fleet of foot
Fast on one's feet, as while running or walking. I'm not the most fleet of foot, so I probably shouldn't be in the relay race. Did you know that the wildebeest can run as fast as a lion? For such a large animal, it is shockingly fleet of foot. Because I'm not very fleet of foot, Coach had one of the other guys run for me once I got on base.
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fleet of foot
Fig. able to run fast. Frederick, who was notably fleet of foot, outran all the other boys and won the prize.
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