And yet, that is not the case here. Best foot forward, not better. Likewise when you’re competing with another man for the same girlfriend and he challenges you saying “Let the best man win”, he doesn’t imply that there is a third man lurking somewhere either. No more third-parties, alright? He’s talking about just the two of thee.
In short, when it comes to idioms, one need be flexible. Grammar, you see, is like the legal laws and other rules of society. It can be bent. And unlike the constitution or the criminal laws of a country that can only be bent by the powers that be, grammatical laws can be bent by anyone – so long as they do it often enough. In other words, language is habitual. And habit makes sense, doesn’t it? I mean, even bad habits make sense, too.
The best way to remember an idiom therefore is to meet it and meet it often so that one day it becomes familiar to you like an old brother.
Oh, by the way, “putting your best foot forward” means for you to do something with purpose and gusto.
Here are two media examples:
1. China’s Yao Ming(notes) is returning to the Houston Rockets—a giant selling point for general manager Daryl Morey as he begins courting big-name free agents this week.
The 7-foot-6 All-Star center said Tuesday that he has picked up his player option for next season, the last year of his five-year contract. Yao sat out last season following reconstructive foot surgery and said he wanted to see how the injury healed before making his decision.
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