to be on a friendly footing with

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• footing — n. 1) to keep one s footing 2) to lose one s footing 3) an equal; solid, sure; unequal footing 4) on a certain footing (to be on a friendly footing with smb.; to place a country on a war footing) * * * [ fʊtɪŋ] solid sure unequal footing an equal …   Combinatory dictionary

• footing — /ˈfʊtɪŋ / (say footing) noun 1. a secure position; foothold: *In his efforts to secure a footing on the land the cockie had become a farcical or pathetic figure –vance palmer, 1954. 2. the basis or foundation on which anything is established:… …  

• footing — /foot ing/, n. 1. the basis or foundation on which anything is established. 2. the act of one who moves on foot, as in walking or dancing. 3. a secure and established position. 4. a place or support for the feet; surface to stand on; foothold. 5 …   Universalium

• footing — foot•ing [[t]ˈfʊt ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the basis or foundation on which anything is established 2) the act of one who moves on foot, as in walking or dancing 3) a secure and established position 4) a place or support for the feet; surface to stand on;… …   From formal English to slang

• footing — [foot′iŋ] n. [ME fotinge: see FOOT & ING] 1. Now Rare a moving on the feet; walking, dancing, etc. 2. a secure placing of the feet [to lose one s footing] 3. a) the condition of a surface with regard to its suitability, for walking, running, etc …   English World dictionary

• A Conversation with Lee Teng-hui — ▪ 1997       Encyclopædia Britannica was honoured to have the opportunity to speak with Lee Teng hui, who in March 1996 won a landslide victory in the first direct presidential elections in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The interview, which… …   Universalium

• Great Britain, Relations with —    Anglo Russian relations date to the mid 16th century; however, the relationship has been more often characterized by rivalry and suspicion than by cooperation. From the Crimean War (1853–1856) until the Anglo Russian Convention of 1907, the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

• foot·ing — /ˈfʊtıŋ/ noun 1 [singular] 1 a : the ability of your feet to stay where you put them as you walk, run, etc. The loose stones made it difficult for me to maintain/keep my footing. [=to avoid slipping or falling] He lost his footing and fell down… …   Useful english dictionary

• BOROVOY, SAUL — (1903–1989), Soviet historian dealing mainly with the history of Ukrainian and Russian Jewry, as well as the financial history of Russia. He was born into a well to do Odessa family (his father was a lawyer) that was on a friendly footing with… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• на короткую ногу — кто быть; сойтись Давно всем было доподлинно известно, что Гурьян с нечистой силой омута заодно, что он с нею на короткую ногу. М. Алексеев, Вишнёвый омут. Кооператор Костоед Амурский, пользовавшийся уважением всех тюремщиков при царском и… …   Фразеологический словарь русского языка

• HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism