on foot

on foot idiom
Walking or running, not using a vehicle. For example, There's no road to the lodge; we have to get there on foot. [c. 1300] Also see hoof it; on one's feet; on the right foot.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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