Hello everyone!
Welcome to Idiom 100, where we learn 100 commonly used idioms by native English speakers.
All of the explanations are in English, so it might be challenging for you,
but just try to imagine the meanings in your head and study hard and soon you'll be able to use these idioms in your conversations.
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Hello everyone!
Today's idiom is: set foot.
Set foot.
Alright, so let's imagine you're setting your foot down, put your foot down, okay?
And your foot is in a new place and it's just touching, right?
Set foot. Set foot.
Alright, so let's listen to 2 examples.
The first one:
My teacher has not set foot in her new classroom yet!
Really? What is she waiting for?
Ah, okay, what do you think this idiom means in this sentence?
She has not set foot in her new classroom.
Do you think she's gone in the classroom?
Maybe not, she hasn't set foot. She hasn't gone into the classroom.
Let's listen to the second example.
We just remodeled our new house, but we have not set foot in there yet.
Really? Then you must be really excited to see what it looks like.
Alright, so they remodeled or they changed their house, but they have not gone in. They have not set foot in there yet.
Alright, so 'set foot' means to go in.
Maybe it's a new place or a place that has changed, okay?
And you can use it as a warning, for example,
'Don't you dare set foot in the bedroom. I'm not finished wrapping your Christmas presents yet.'
Yeah, don't go in there.
Alright, so you can use 'set foot' some time that you go into a new place or 'I haven't set foot' when you haven't been in there yet, alright?
Let's try to use this idiom again soon and I'll see you next time.