off the back foot

Describing a cricket stroke in which the batsman has more weight in his back foot (the foot closer to the stumps). Good luck getting a lot of power into a shot off the back foot.

See also: back, foot, off

See also:

forth
back on (one's) feet
back on feet
be back at (something or some place)
apartment
back
back at (something or some place)
come back and see us
be/go back to square one
back door

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