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not know if (one) is afoot or on horseback

not know if (one) is afoot or on horseback

To be so totally and utterly confused as to be unaware of one's actions. I've had such a long day that I don't know if I'm afoot or on horseback—I think I need to lie down! I finally got Billy a math tutor because his test grades clearly showed that he didn't know if he was afoot or on horseback in that class.
See also: horseback, if, know, not, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Carl[ka:l]
Shahrazad-Persian (Rare), Arabic
Delightdə-LIETEnglish (Rare)
MartinMAHR-tən (English), mar-TEN (French), MAHR-teen (German, Finnish), MAHR-tin (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), MAWR-teen (Hungarian), mahr-TIN (Bulgarian)English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croa
Ornat-Irish
Vilhelmoveel-HEL-moEsperanto
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