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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| best foot forward, put your |
| is an old cliché, meaning “present yourself at your very best, making the most of your virtues and minimizing your defects,” and it is unquestionably Standard, even though it contains a superlative degree used of two. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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