set foot

足を踏み入れる

初めて、または戻らないと決めた後に、その場所に入ること。

やさしい英語で： To enter a place, often for the first time or after deciding not to return.

• Never set foot in my house again.
• She had never set foot inside a museum before.
• Would you set foot in that abandoned hotel?

使い方： set foot in somewhere (I have never set foot in that shop.); set foot inside somewhere (He refused to set foot inside the building.)

類義語： enter, go into

よく使う表現： set foot inside, set foot in

足を踏み入れる、足を下ろす

ある面に足を下ろす、またはそこに踏み込んで到達すること。

やさしい英語で： To step onto a surface or reach a place by stepping onto it.

• We finally set foot on dry land.
• She was the first visitor to set foot on the island.
• No astronaut has set foot on Mars.

使い方： set foot on something (The explorers finally set foot on the island.)

類義語： step onto

よく使う表現： set foot on, set foot ashore