neat footwork
Frequency: 6.01.5 per million words
describes clean, precise, and well-executed foot movements
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- With some neat footwork, the winger slipped between two defenders.
- The judge praised her neat footwork throughout the routine.
- He relied on neat footwork rather than raw speed to beat his opponent.
- That was neat footwork in a tight space—calm and controlled.
- Coaches keep telling him that neat footwork will make his first touch sharper.
- I’ve never seen such neat footwork from a centre-back.
- After weeks of drills, her neat footwork began to look effortless.
- The boxer’s win owed a lot to his neat footwork around the ring.
- Even under pressure, he produced neat footwork to keep possession.
- It took a bit of neat footwork in midfield to create that chance.