# put one's feet up

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/put-ones-feet-up
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To relax.

## Examples

- After work, I like to put my feet up.
- She finally finished her exams and could put her feet up for the weekend.
- Having spent decades building the company from nothing, the retired founder now puts his feet up and watches the world go by.

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