footsie

play footsie (with somebody) informal

a) SYto secretly touch someone’s feet with your feet under a table to show that you think they are sexually attractive （与某人）〔暗中在桌下〕用脚调情

b) American EnglishAmEDISHONEST to work together and help each other in a dishonest way （与某人）勾结，狼狈为奸

politicians playing footsie with each other

狼狈为奸的政客

Examples from the Corpus

play footsie (with somebody)• And, even then, Morris played footsie with prominent Republicans, such as Sen.• But who will otherwise leave her undisturbed to play footsie with sweet Riva under the very nose of the current ben Issachar.• Fed up with playing footsie with your missus?

Examples from the Corpus

footsie• But who will otherwise leave her undisturbed to play footsie with sweet Riva under the very nose of the current ben Issachar.• Fed up with playing footsie with your missus?

the FootsieFootsie, then

nan informal name for the FT 100 Share Index

From Longman Business Dictionary

FootsieFoot·sie /ˈfʊtsi/ noun journalismFINANCE

an informal name for the FINANCIAL TIMES-STOCK EXCHANGE INDEX OF 100 SHARES (FTSE 100)

The Footsie closed 2.3 points higher at 2,840.0.

an eventual 9.5 point gain on the Footsie to 2600.5

the Footsie index

foot·sie nounFootsie, then

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