be on the back foot

To be in a position of disadvantage, retreat, or defeat. A large portion of our funding was cut at the last minute, so this project has been on the back foot from the get-go. The once-dominant airline company has been on the back foot ever since several no-frills competitors entered the market.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eleonor	-	Swedish
Finnegan	FIN-ə-gən	Irish, English (Modern)
Caridad	kah-ree-DHAHD	Spanish
Bryson	BRIE-sən	English
Glenn	GLEN	Scottish, English
Nadira	-	Arabic