hardly/barely put one foot in front of the other

Related to word: foot

Idiom

Definition

  1. To have extreme difficulty walking due to exhaustion or weakness.

    • After the marathon, he could hardly put one foot in front of the other.

    • She was so ill that she could barely put one foot in front of the other.

    • After the long trek, the hikers were so tired that they could hardly put one foot in front of the other.