Adjective : a flatfooted denial. ,flatfooted writing. From Dictionary.com.
It had a surprise ending that caught me flatfooted. From Wordnik.com. [Precip Tease : Bev Vincent] Reference
SCHOOMAKER: Frankly, we entered this war flatfooted. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2006] Reference
` ` I was lucky their D-men were a little flatfooted. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Hockey - Colorado vs. Chicago] Reference
` ` Maybe Brent was a little flatfooted on that play. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
"Which lie did I tell?" catches people flatfooted sometimes. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-09-01] Reference
When caught flatfooted in suspicious circumstances, act blotto. From Wordnik.com. [Sagittarius Whorl]
Think on your feet: are you flatfooted or do you have high arches?. From Wordnik.com. [Fitness: Pavement Pounding] Reference
That tells you just how flatfooted Obama and his people were caught. From Wordnik.com. ["I am calling on the president to convene a meeting with the leadership from both houses of Congress," says McCain.] Reference
Or will he and his army catch them flatfooted and unable to respond?. From Wordnik.com. [An Early Look at World War Hulk] Reference
The Democrats will be caught flatfooted and many will grin ear to ear. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Americans Overwhelmingly Support Direct Talks With Iran And Syria] Reference
Kimco wasn't alone in getting flatfooted in Harlem during the recession. From Wordnik.com. [Developers Back Off on Grand Harlem Plans] Reference
She walked flatfooted into the kitchen and gave Juju a double breakfast. From Wordnik.com. [MORE FROM GINNY BATES: MYRA THE WRITER] Reference
Its defenders were caught completely flatfooted on Robben's decisive goal. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Robben shines as Holland downs Serbia-Montenegro 1-0 in Group of Death] Reference
Of all people, Stephen Colbert recently caught him flatfooted the same way. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Williams Confronts Kristol: ‘You Just Want War, War, War, And You Want Us In More War’] Reference
If the current car lasts another year, I won't get caught flatfooted again. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
But straightforward and flatfooted anti-rule messages have been more common. From Wordnik.com. [John Leo: Breaking The Rules With The Gap] Reference
But woe to the flatfooted: The Cascadia is utterly unsuitable for low arches. From Wordnik.com. [Test: 5-Megapixel Phonecams, Fleet Footwear, Pint-Size PCs, Hot Pressure Cookers] Reference
How could a company that seemed so flatfooted suddenly start running so fast?. From Wordnik.com. [How Sanjay Jha Overhauled Motorola’s Culture - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
She had not expected this, and even if she was sitting, it left her flatfooted. From Wordnik.com. [How dare you?] Reference
In this "demonstration game," however, I was caught flatfooted again and again. From Wordnik.com. [Little Myth Marker]
Europe is looking relatively light on its feet, while the U.S. has looked flatfooted. From Wordnik.com. [Steven Hill: What Obama Can Learn from "Old Europe"] Reference
By the MSM's own admission, they were caught completely flatfooted by McCain's choice. From Wordnik.com. [Forget "my Muslim faith." The key line is "these guys love to throw a rock and hide their hand."] Reference
The White House, caught flatfooted, after shifting towards State's view, was sandbagged. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-05-01] Reference
Giguere was caught flatfooted but moved right to left and got his left skate on the puck. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
One of the few there who was sort of caught flatfooted, if you will, with the news flashing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 13, 2006] Reference
After his usual prowling he returned to the hotel looking flatfooted and went up to his room. From Wordnik.com. [Beard] Reference
They were caught flatfooted by something that the polls were warning them about for 6+ weeks. From Wordnik.com. [Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Miasma] Reference
Advent always catches me flatfooted and this year it sneaks up the Sunday after Thanksgiving. From Wordnik.com. [Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog:] Reference
But in casting an elegant, intelligent, sophisticated woman like Lamarr, Mayer was flatfooted. From Wordnik.com. [Debra Levine: A Heady Evening With Hedy Lamarr] Reference
Senator John Kerry is taking heat from fellow Democrats, who think he's been caught flatfooted. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 6, 2004] Reference
He walked flatfooted to the toilet, like an old man, in his pajama bottoms and unbuttoned shirt. From Wordnik.com. [Neon Rain] Reference
"I'm sorry to say that we were flatfooted Wednesday morning," said Times executive editor Joe Lelyveld. From Wordnik.com. [The Media Mudslide-Led by Matt Drudge-Into the Clinton Muck] Reference
He was caught flatfooted yesterday when the media storm in a teacup blew up, but this is a nice recovery. From Wordnik.com. [No Apologies From Obama For Wes Clark's Comments] Reference
Some critics in China feel that Premier Wen Jiabao and other leaders were caught flatfooted by the downturn. From Wordnik.com. [China Lawmakers Gather, With an Eye on Fixing Economy] Reference
I wouldn't be so flatfooted to say it that way, but we believe in volunteerism, and we have a fiction contest. From Wordnik.com. [Teenage Fan Club, Lure vs. L.U.R.E.] Reference
My guess is that the Obama campaign was caught a bit flatfooted yesterday, but they seem to have gotten the hang of it today. From Wordnik.com. [Now A McCain Surrogate Demeans Wes Clark's Service] Reference
The comments did not air on Friday, however, apparently because flatfooted journalists at CBS failed to realize their significance. From Wordnik.com. [Obama: Iran 'Wants to Open Up'] Reference
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