Breaks and rest · Time and plans
put your feet up
sit and rest
To put your feet up is to sit down and relax, especially after working.
This vs that
I'm going to put my feet up.
I need to take a break.
Hear it in real life
What are you doing tonight?
Nothing special. I'm going to put my feet up and watch a film.
You've been cooking all afternoon—put your feet up while I clear the table.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The idiom is friendly and natural when talking about relaxing at home.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: After work, I put up my feet.
Say: After work, I put my feet up.
The particle comes after 'my feet' in this fixed phrase.
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How it fits in a sentence.
put your feet up; put one's feet up
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about breaks and rest.
take some time out
I need to take some time out after that meeting.
give yourself a break
You've worked all morning, so give yourself a break.
Breaks and rest words
Time and plans · Breaks and rest: the words around “put your feet up”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I'm going to put my feet up.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
put your feet up
sit and rest
“You've been cooking all afternoon—put your feet up while I clear the table.”
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