footwork
noun/ˈfʊtwɜːk/
/ˈfʊtwɜːrk/
[uncountable]- the way in which a person moves their feet when playing a sport or dancing
- Both dancers displayed some fancy footwork.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deft
- fancy
- good
- …
- have
- show
- improve
- …
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- the ability to react quickly and with skill to a difficult situation
- It was going to take some deft political footwork to save the situation.
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